By default, our server looks for files named index.html, index.htm or index.php in your public_html directory if an html file isn’t specifically requested to display.

For example, if you tell a web browser to view “http://vcsweb.net/acme/” the server will automatically look for a file named “index.html” to send to the browser.

When we set up your account, a default index.html file is put in your public_html directory automatically. This file should be replaced with your site’s index.html file.

By default, if an index file isn’t found, the server will show a directory listing of the files in the public_html folder.  As this may not be something that you want, you can adjust this setting by using the Index Manager in the cPanel.

View the Index Manager tutorial for more information.