Jack L wrote:
> I'm running the Windows version of Cherokee but I guess it shouldn't
> matter. I'd like to disable directory listing on my site so I
> changed the common handler to file handler in the default config
> file. Then I find that the DirectoryIndex does not work any
> more. Instead, I get 404. I understand that I can enable directory
> listing and put an index file there. This certainly work for the
> home directory because I will put an index.htm there anyway. But for
> my data directories, I'll have to manually set them to use file
> handler. I'm hoping the default is inherited from the root
> directory, which could be set to use file handler with
> DirectoryIndex set to my default page. But it looks like
> DirectoryIndex are file handler are mutually exclusive?
>
> DirectoryIndex index.htm
>
> Directory / {
> Handler file
> }
Yeah, you are right.. DirectoryIndex is only used by the common
handler.
For the case in which you want to use DirectoryIndex and forbid the
directory listing, I suppose that we'd need to add a new parameter
to common.
I'll think a little bit about it. I don't fancy that idea much..
--
Greetings, alo.
http://www.alobbs.com
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