PHP index.php

[DarrenPWS]

Hi all,

I have recently modified my site so that there is a PHP Include on each page that links to an external tree-menu.

The index.htm page must now be index.php - so how would I get the url to point directly to this, rather than seeking an index.htm page..?

Does this make sense..?

Thanks in advance,
Darren.

[paulhiles]

Surely you just set your site's default document to index.php don't you? Are you hosting your own site? or is it on a shared server? I would have thought that index.php would automatically be available as a default, but best to check with your hosting provider if applicable.

Paul

[DarrenPWS]

Hi Paul, thanks for that, you're right.

The problem I had was I didn't delete the index.htm file - So that was first choice over the index.php... It's all starting to make sense to me...

Thanks again,
Darren

[labrynth_of_fire]

How do I get index.php to be my index page?
I deleted index.html and uploaded index.php, but it didnt become my index page, how can I change this?
(BTW, almosy my entire site is in PHP now!)

[cyanide]

Hey Labrynth

You discovered php, awesome!
Are you familiar with .htaccess ?
If not...
Open notepad and call it htaccess.txt
Inside it put

DirectoryIndex index.php index.html

The server will look for these files in order of appearance (note: that index.php is listed first)

Upload to your root directory, then rename it to .htaccess - and you should be good to go

[paulhiles]

Hi all,

Just to let you know that I've merged labyrynth's and Darren's posts, seeing as they were virtually dealing with an identical question. Maybe the pair of you can bounce ideas off one another if you're at the same stage with PHP?

Paul