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awarrior
About the index files

  • 2007/6/13 17:07

  • awarrior

  • Just popping in

  • Posts: 48

  • Since: 2006/10/9


I have often wondered what the small index.html files are for in most of the folders ??

Quite a few have , placed in the html and some are completely blank.

What is their purpose and what do they do ??
I'm smarter than the average bear boo boo......
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stefan88
Re: About the index files

  • 2007/6/13 18:12

  • stefan88

  • Community Support Member

  • Posts: 1086

  • Since: 2004/9/20


They should prevent folder browsing/listing in some web server configurations for security
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Dave_L
Re: About the index files

  • 2007/6/13 18:50

  • Dave_L

  • XOOPS is my life!

  • Posts: 2277

  • Since: 2003/11/7


Personally I prefer zero-length index files, which produce a blank page. I see no reason to be polite if someone intentionally tries to view the contents of a directory.

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