How to control the way Apache manages directories.
Definition
You can set the default files Apache looks for when a browser requests a URL that doesn't end in a file name. You can also toggle whether Apache displays the contents of a directory if no default files are found.
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Method
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Log in to your SiteWorx account.
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From the main menu, click Hosting Features > Htaccess.
Click the Index Management link for the directory that you would like to manage.
In the Default Index Files field, type a list of default index files, one file name per line.
ATTENTION: This setting affects when a browser requests a URL that ends in a back slash, directory. Apache will use this list of files to determine which file to serve and will serve the first file found in the list from top to bottom.-
From the Directory Listing drop-down menu, select the desired behavior for when a browser requests a URL that ends in a back slash, directory, and no default index files are found.
If set to:No: The browser will display a 403 Forbidden message.
Yes: The browser will display a list of the contents of the directory.
Inherited: The setting will be inherited from a parent directory.
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From the Directory Listing Style field, select the desired listing style.
If set to:Inherited: The directory list will inherit the settings defined for the parent directory.
Simple Listing: The directory list will simply include the directory's file names.
Fancy Listing: The directory list will include timestamps and file sizes.
Click Update.