How do I set a default cfm page for a directory ?

[perichazhi]

Hi,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How do we specify an &quot;index.cfm&quot; file as the default page of a directory so that the file should be invoked even without typing the full file name in the URL ?<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I tried naming the file as index.cfm, but when tried to open the file with the URL &quot;<A HREF="

http://207.175.1.112/home/&quot"

TARGET="_new">

http://207.175.1.112/home/&quot</A>;

, it gives me the Error 403 (Forbidden - you are not authorized to view this page. <br>Why does this happen ?<br><br>How can I avoid it ?<br><br>Kindly help me out.<br>Thanx,<br><br>Perichazhi<br><br>

 

[DarkMan]

This happens because you have no index.htm page set up, and the webserver doesnt' know which file to serve...(That and your browse option is off.&nbsp;&nbsp;If it was on, you'd get a directory listing.<br><br>If you're using IIS, open IIS, right-click the directory you want to change, click on the Documents tab, then click on the add button to add index.cfm to the default documents.&nbsp;&nbsp;If it isn't on top of the list at that point, just use the arrows to the left of the list to move it up.<br><br>I haven't used any other webservers, but I'm sure most of them work about the same way.<br><br>If your site is hosted, just call the ISP and have them change the default page to index.cfm...

 

[SnakeHollywood]

Your webserver must be setup with default files, it is nothing to do with ColdFusion.<br>You need to ask your host to add index.cfm as a default file to your website.<br><br> <p>Russ Michaels<br><a href=mailto:russ@satachi.com>russ@satachi.com</a><br><a href=

http://www.satachi.com>Satachi

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