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How do I set the home or default page for my website?
The home or default page is the first page that
is displayed to any visitor when they type your domain name in their web
browser. To set a particular page as your home page, you need to name it as any
of the following:
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Linux Hosting |
- index.html
- index.htm
- index.shtml
- index.asp
- index.aspx
- default.html
- default.htm
- default.shtml
- default.asp
- default.aspx
- home.html
- home.htm
- home.shtml
- home.asp
- home.aspx
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- index.html
- index.htm
- index.php
- index.php3
- index.php4
- index.shtml
- default.html
- default.htm
- default.php
- home.html
- home.htm
- home.php
- index.pl
- home.pl
- default.pl
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When there is a request for your website, the server will
look for any of the above
files, and if available, display it as your home page.
IMPORTANT
The order specified above is
important when it comes to setting your home page. In the unlikely event that
you have used more than one of the above file names on your website, the same order will be
followed for selection of the home page. So, if you have a file named
index.htm as well as a file named home.html, then index.htm
will be your home page.
Setting your own default pages order
You can specify your own default pages order
under Windows Hosting. Follow the instructions listed below to achieve
this:
- Login to your Control Panel, search for the domain name for which you
have purchased this Windows Hosting package and proceed to the Order Details
view.
Click here to read how >>
- Click on Manage Web Hosting Service in the lower toolbar.
- In the Website Management interface pop-up that follows, go to Manage
Website -> Default Page Manager.
- The default pages order can be managed as mentioned below:
Adding a
page to the default pages list
Specify in the Add New Default Page field, the file name which
you wish add to the default pages list and click the Add button. You may add as
many pages as you wish to this list.
IMPORTANT
- Only .htm, .html, .shtml, .asp and .aspx extensions can be used
for pages to be added in the default pages list.
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The
file name (including the extension) should not exceed 20 characters.
Modifying the default pages order
You may modify the order of the default pages by selecting a filename and
using the Move Up/Move Down button.
IMPORTANT
The order specified is important when it comes to setting your home
page. In the unlikely event that you have used more than one of the
specified file names on your website, the same order will be followed
for selection of the home page.
Removing a page from the default pages list
If so desired, a page can be removed from the default pages list by
selecting the filename and then clicking the Remove button.
- Click the Submit button to save the changes.
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