where is the default apache httpd welcome page?

#1 (**permalink**) 01-14-2007

Hi,
Just today i d/l'ed & installed apache httpd server. Everything is
working fine, except for the php which is constantly crashing my httpd
instance. I will do further research on the net & some digging into my
own system & ask if necessary the reason for this php crashing httpd.
My real question on the other hand is i am not seeing the default
apache welcome page. Instead all i see a page that says "It works" .
Thats kinda _rude_ way to say. I searched the most of installation dir.
to find that page, AFAIK it doesn't exists. Manual seems to be
outdated. Manual says on point the browser to webserver it should show
test page and the local copy of the documentation linked from that
page. On my linux box ther used to be a beautiful welcome that links
to local copy of manual. I prefer local copy over online, since local
copy pertains to the installed s/w while online ver. talks about
current ver. which may not be same as installed ver. This Test page was
far more pleasing way to welcome user & was a great user experience. I
am using apache httpd-2.2 in windows xp sp2 on amd64 athlon X2. I used
apache_2.2.4-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi installer. It would be helpfull if
they would restore back the defualt welcome page shipped with earlier
package & those in linux.

reagrds,
ashwin

PS: I have already searched the FAQ, manual, home page & used google in
vain.

#2 (**permalink**) 01-14-2007

ashwin wrote:

> My real question on the other hand is i am not seeing the default
> apache welcome page. Instead all i see a page that says "It works" .

For Windows, check c:\apache\htdocs\index.html

For your Apache 2.x version, might be,

c:\apache2\htdocs\index.html

OR

c:\program files\apache2\htdocs\index.html

Common to your chosen installation directory is,

...\htdocs\index.html

Find index.html and you have found your welcome page.

You might discover installing Indigo Perl, which includes
Apache 1.3x or Apache 2.x version, to be better for Windows
if you like having lots of documentation available and
easy installation of PHP, which is bundled.

http://www.indigostar.com/indigoperl.htm

Purl Gurl

#3 (**permalink**) 01-18-2007

On Jan 15, 12:36 am, Purl Gurl <purlg...@purlgurl.net> wrote:
> ashwin wrote:
> > My real question on the other hand is i am not seeing the default
> > apache welcome page. Instead all i see a page that says "It works" .For Windows, check c:\apache\htdocs\index.html
>
> For your Apache 2.x version, might be,
>
> c:\apache2\htdocs\index.html
>
> OR
>
> c:\program files\apache2\htdocs\index.html
>
> Common to your chosen installation directory is,
>
> ..\htdocs\index.html
>
> Find index.html and you have found your welcome page.
>
<snip>
index.html contains only the words it <html><body><h1>It
works!</h1></body></html>. I dontsee the old styled html page anywhere.
IS there any specific reason for removing the default welcome page.

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