For example, if the server has the loading order index.htm, index.html, index.php, and then index.asp, it would use and load index.html.

If the directory contains multiple index files (e.g., index.html and index.php), the web server loads the highest priority index first. However, index.php is for a dynamic website that uses PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) scripting language to create the page. For example, index.htm and index.html are both HTML only files. The file extension used for the index file is dependent on the technology used for the website. Why are there different types of index files? In this case, the visitor would see all directories and files in that directory instead of a web page or error message. Suppose the index file was missing from the directory and directory indexing is not disabled in the. For example, when visiting Computer Hope at, you're accessing since both addresses point to the same file. The index file is the first file loaded when accessing a directory on a website. With the Internet and web pages, an index is a file named index.htm, index.html, index.asp, or index.php. See our site map for an overall index of the Computer Hope site.Ģ.

Index definition