Any differnce between .htm and .html in Apache2?

Is there any difference in Apache2 if files end in a .htm or a .html?

Thanks!

"scott" <svetter@ameritech.net> wrote in message
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> Is there any difference in Apache2 if files end in a .htm or a .html?
>
> Thanks!

By default The "DirectoryIndex" directive defines which page to be
displayed.

For example, in your httpd.conf file you will see this directive.

<IfModule mod_dir.c>
DirectoryIndex index.html
</IfModule>

You can add these if you need to. {index.htm, default.html, default.htm,
default.php and index.php} or any other that you think you will need.

Hope this helps.

Daniel :-}

www.danielpeart.net

Daniel :-} wrote:
> "scott" <svetter@ameritech.net> wrote in message
> news:Ws_Vf.63628$dW3.47222@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>> Is there any difference in Apache2 if files end in a .htm or a .html?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> By default The "DirectoryIndex" directive defines which page to be
> displayed.
>
> For example, in your httpd.conf file you will see this directive.
>
> <IfModule mod_dir.c>
> DirectoryIndex index.html
> </IfModule>
>
> You can add these if you need to. {index.htm, default.html, default.htm,
> default.php and index.php} or any other that you think you will need.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Daniel :-}
>
> www.danielpeart.net
>
>

Most excellent. It works. Thank you.

Daniel :-} wrote:
> "scott" <svetter@ameritech.net> wrote in message
> news:Ws_Vf.63628$dW3.47222@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>> Is there any difference in Apache2 if files end in a .htm or a .html?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> By default The "DirectoryIndex" directive defines which page to be
> displayed.
>
> For example, in your httpd.conf file you will see this directive.
>
> <IfModule mod_dir.c>
> DirectoryIndex index.html
> </IfModule>
>
> You can add these if you need to. {index.htm, default.html, default.htm,
> default.php and index.php} or any other that you think you will need.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Daniel :-}
>
> www.danielpeart.net
>
>
Does this mean I could create a page named this.that and use this
directive to make only that page load by default? Could you use a
wildcard like index.*?

This may be a stupid question and show how much I do not know about
apache...

Soup wrote:
> Does this mean I could create a page named this.that and use this
> directive to make only that page load by default?

Yes. But make sure you're sending the correct content-type.

> Could you use a
> wildcard like index.*?

AFAIK no, but you could try index and set
Options +MultiViews

but if it works at all, I wouldn't recommend it.

--
Robert

"Soup" <soupatech@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Daniel :-} wrote:
>> "scott" <svetter@ameritech.net> wrote in message
>> news:Ws_Vf.63628$dW3.47222@newssvr21.news.prodigy. com...
>>> Is there any difference in Apache2 if files end in a .htm or a .html?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>
>> By default The "DirectoryIndex" directive defines which page to be
>> displayed.
>>
>> For example, in your httpd.conf file you will see this directive.
>>
>> <IfModule mod_dir.c>
>> DirectoryIndex index.html
>> </IfModule>
>>
>> You can add these if you need to. {index.htm, default.html, default.htm,
>> default.php and index.php} or any other that you think you will need.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Daniel :-}
>>
>> www.danielpeart.net
> Does this mean I could create a page named this.that and use this
> directive to make only that page load by default? Could you use a wildcard
> like index.*?
>
> This may be a stupid question and show how much I do not know about
> apache...

As far as I know {What do I Know?} the wildcard option would not work.

HTH

Daniel :-}