Directory index files on Unix and Windows servers
This article lists the directory index files the web servers are configured to serve. A directory index file is the default page the server will display to the client when no page is defined in the URL.
You can have more than one index file in each directory; the server will decide which index file to display based on the order listed below.
Unix Shared Hosting Servers
Index files and order for Unix shared web hosting servers.
Case Sensitive Note
As with all files on Unix operating systems, the index files are case sensitive and must be all lower case.
| Order | Index File Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | at_domains_index.html |
| 2 | index.html |
| 3 | index.html.var |
| 4 | index.shtml |
| 5 | index.cfm |
| 6 | index.php |
| 7 | index.htm |
Windows Shared Hosting Servers
Index files and order for Windows shared web hosting servers.
| Order | Index File Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | at_domains_index.html |
| 2 | index.html |
| 3 | index.htm |
| 4 | index.cfm |
| 5 | index.shtml |
| 6 | index.shtm |
| 7 | index.stm |
| 8 | index.php |
| 9 | index.php3 |
| 10 | index.asp |
| 11 | index.aspx |
| 12 | default.htm |
| 13 | default.asp |
| 14 | default.aspx |
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