> > <body> > <h1>README FILE</H1> > p>This is the readme file</p> > </body> >
If the file is not displaying maybe is because of the wrong <p> tag above. The < is missing from <p> ...Firefox has couple of plugins that can show you errors like this one. Also maybe try to include the following meta tag in the <head> section of the README.html to tell apache it is text/html file for sure: <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8"> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Igor Cicimov <icici...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not sure what you are trying to achieve here by modifying these files. > > To get the directory listing, from mod_autoindex documentation: > > "Automatic index generation is enabled with using Options +Indexes. See > the Options <http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#options>directive > for more details." > > > If you have a look at Options directive: > > Indexes If a URL which maps to a directory is requested, and there is no > DirectoryIndex<http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_dir.html#directoryindex>( > *e.g.*, index.html) in that directory, then > mod_autoindex<http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_autoindex.html>will > return a formatted listing of the directory. > So all you need to get a directory listing is: > > 1. Optins +Indexes (in the directory command) > 2. You should NOT have any index file in that directory > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Stan Laughlin <stan.laugh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Folks, >> I am running an Ubuntu 11.10 server w/Apache 2.2. >> I am familiar with linux and command line but not familiar w/Apache. >> >> When enter the server IP address like this to a browser URL (pretend IP >> here) : 10.10.10.10/doc/ >> It will list the default directory Index for the /usr/share/doc/ >> directory. All very nice. >> >> Then I edit autoindex.conf for these two values "HeaderName HEADER.html" >> and "ReadmeName README.html" >> Restart apache and refresh browser. >> >> This is the HEADER.html >> <html> >> <head> >> <title>"STAN'S DOC INDEX"</title> >> </head> >> </html> >> >> >> This is the README.html >> <html> >> <head> >> <title>"README FILE </title> >> </head> >> <body> >> <h1>README FILE</H1> >> p>This is the readme file</p> >> </body> >> </html> >> >> The web page shows the "STAN'S DOC INDEX" title. But there is no >> directory listing and there is no README info. >> >> The 'dir.conf' file looks like this >> <IfModule mod_dir.c> >> DirectoryIndex HEADER.html index.html index.cgi index.plindex.php >> index.xhtml index.htm >> </IfModule> >> >> If I remove the HEADER.html text then the page reverts back to the >> default display and shows the directory index. >> >> So...obviously the thing is picking up the HEADER.html but why isn't it >> picking up anything else? >> >> I have been trying to make this work for several days. >> I have read and re-read the autoindex and Directory module pages. >> Because I'm new at this they are somewhat confusing. A possible solution >> is the htaccess file but the mod page strongly recommends not going that >> route. >> >> I would appreciate any suggestions. >> >> Thanks. >> stan >> >> -- >> stan.laugh...@gmail.com >> "*Beer is always in season*" >> > >
