Computer Science Canada A folder that acts like a file? |
| Author: | HazySmoke)345 [ Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | A folder that acts like a file? |
The following URL leads to the homepage of this web site. http://www.compsci.ca/v3/ You notice how there is no file name under the folder v3? I was expecting it to be like www.compsci.ca/v3/blahblah.html, but I don't see the filename at all. How is this possible? |
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| Author: | octopi [ Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A folder that acts like a file? |
Its called the DirectoryIndex, it is usually set to index.html or index.php If a file name isn't specified it loads the index.html, or index.php file. Read up on the apache documentation (if your webserver is apache), more specifically the 'DirectoryIndex' directive. |
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| Author: | bugzpodder [ Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A folder that acts like a file? |
in *nix, folders are special files |
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| Author: | PaulButler [ Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:A folder that acts like a file? |
It can also be done dynamically. Google mod_rewrite if you are interested. |
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| Author: | rdrake [ Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A folder that acts like a file? |
bugzpodder @ Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:43 pm wrote: in *nix, folders are special files In *nix, everything is a file!
Seriously though, yes, every server has a way to specify the default file if none is specified. Typical examples include the following.
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| Author: | md [ Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:A folder that acts like a file? |
Or just rewrite for lighttpd. I should really start plugging lighttpd whenever someone says something about apache. |
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| Author: | PaulButler [ Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:A folder that acts like a file? |
md @ Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:50 pm wrote: Or just rewrite for lighttpd. I should really start plugging lighttpd whenever someone says something about apache.
lighttpd is a nice server, I left it out of my post in order to not confuse things. I like mod_rewrite better because it can be written in the .htaccess file, doesn't lighttpd require it be in the lighttpd.conf file? Unless there is a way around it, this would get annoying. |
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