I have an Apache 2.2.3 server running on CentOS 5.5. In the root of my web directory, there is an index.html file.
Going to something like, say, www.exampledomain.egg/index.html works, but going to www.exampledomain.egg/ displays a completely blank page. I've double checked the DirectoryIndex option and still, nothing.
It seems as if this only affects the root of the domain. If there is a subdirectory, like www.exampledomain.egg/iamafolder/, that will display its own DirectoryIndex as normal.
Here's what I have in the .htaccess file:
DirectoryIndex index.html index.txt index.php
Best Answer
Check the apache access log file to see that you are indeed requesting the correct file. Also check the index file for any run-away tags (e.g. missing
</head>that could cause the whole document to be parsed as header information only.)