Making a directory

Th2mods · Post by **Th2mods** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:09 pm

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

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:13 pm

That's just a directory with no index file nor restrictions, so the server-side software displays it as a directory listing.

Th2mods · Post by **Th2mods** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:15 pm

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?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:26 pm

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

Th2mods · Post by **Th2mods** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:28 pm

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."

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:30 pm

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.

Th2mods · Post by **Th2mods** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:31 pm

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

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:12 pm

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?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:11 pm

First result for "ulmb"
http://www.unlimitedmb.com/

Th2mods · Post by **Th2mods** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:17 pm

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?

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:28 pm

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

Th2mods · Post by **Th2mods** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:42 am

still dont get it, can somone please write me a mini tut?