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Making a directory

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:09 pm
by Th2mods
hey, i have an understanding of HTML, but how do i make a viewable directory like this one? http://tomclancey.halonews.org/?C=N;O=A

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:13 pm
by Tural
That's just a directory with no index file nor restrictions, so the server-side software displays it as a directory listing.

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:15 pm
by Th2mods
Tural wrote:That's just a directory with no index file nor restrictions, so the server-side software displays it as a directory listing.
do have no index in my folder? just the folder roots?

how would i go about doing this?

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:26 pm
by Tural
For instance, on a site I use (GametagAeonFlux's site):

This directory has no index file (index.html, index.htm, index.php, etc), so it shows up as a directory listing:
Picture - Link

However, this directory does have an index file, so it shows the content of the page (index.php):
Picture - Link

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:28 pm
by Th2mods
ok, im using ulmb as my hosting. I have a folder with no index in it, i put pictures in it. Go to that URL and says,

"directory index not allowed
please upload a file named index.html or index.php into this directory to replace this message

If you can still see this page after uploading your index file press CTRL+F5 now."

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:30 pm
by Tural
Do you have FTP access to it? If so, it sounds like you might need to CHMOD the directory in your FTP program. Right click the directory and there should be a CHMOD option. Set it to "Read All" or change the number to 777.

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:31 pm
by Th2mods
Tural wrote:Do you have FTP access to it? If so, it sounds like you might need to CHMOD the directory in your FTP program. Right click the directory and there should be a CHMOD option. Set it to "Read All" or change the number to 777.
ya im doing this all by FTP
i did this

http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/1584/fazt5.jpg
no luck

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:12 pm
by Ketchup_Bomb
Check "Apply changes to all subfolders and files".

Also, ulmb hosting? I Googled that and got like, zero results.
Could you link me to their site if they have one?

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:11 pm
by Tural
First result for "ulmb"
http://www.unlimitedmb.com/

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:17 pm
by Th2mods
Ketchup_Bomb wrote:Check "Apply changes to all subfolders and files".

Also, ulmb hosting? I Googled that and got like, zero results.
Could you link me to their site if they have one?
i did that, no luck

it there any hosting that you know this will work with?

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:28 pm
by Ketchup_Bomb
Tural wrote:First result for "ulmb"
http://www.unlimitedmb.com/
I searched "ulmb hosting". Maybe I missed it because it looks like a very, very, very cheap service.

On their front page, it says that it runs Apache. I used Apache for a bit, so I know of it, and a few of its features.
Are you able to access your servers' Apache files? There are a few booleans in there that if you negate will not auto-create index files like those you are looking for.

You might also want to check Apache's IRC server.
irc.freenode.net #apache

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:42 am
by Th2mods
still dont get it, can somone please write me a mini tut?