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Amanda Cox
Amanda Cox
3,213 Points
Posted by Amanda Cox
Amanda Cox
3,213 Points

Displaying HTML in browser

I have a problem that I keep running into when I make my own projects.

When I don't have my HTML in a folder, it displays as it should in the browser.

However, when I put in in a folder, when I open it in the browser, it says "Index of/ Name Last Modified Size Description" and offers a link for my to click on the HTML file, and THEN it displays as it should.

This is kind of hard to explain, if there is any way I can post a screenshot of this please let me know.

Thanks!!

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

By default, a web server delivers a default file from (typically "index.html") the root folder when someone makes a connection that does not specify a file. To make it display a file from a different folder, you would have to set that up in the server's configuration file.

Or, you could just open the file directly. For instance, if your "index.html" file were moved to a folder named "myfolder", you could open it at a URL like this :point_right: http://my.server.com/myfolder/index.html