PHP / Apache，htaccess中的选项+索引不适用于根目录

Question

I need to offer a directory listing of the root directory of my site, so I created an .htaccess file containing

options +indexes

It works for subdirectories, but for the main directory I get the Test Page for the Apache HTTP Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux page.

I have two sites that are identical except for the PHP version installed. On one site ( PHP 5.2.1 ) this technique works fine. On the other ( PHP 5.2.9 ), it doesn't.

As far as I know, the Apache installations are identical, and I verified that the httpd.conf files are identical .

On both sites, the htaccess works for subdirectories. My problem is with the main site directory.

My goal is to create simple sites based on directory listings, similar to .

Is there something about the updated PHP version that prevents listing a root directory ? If so is there a workaround ?

[update] I looked at the page using and the server of the problem site is returning a 403 status with the Apache default page.

Answer 1

The problem was being caused by the /etc/httpd/conf.d/welcome.conf file:

Options -Indexes
    ErrorDocument 403 /error/noindex.html

That file overrides the htaccess and turns indexing off for any root web directory. Renaming it to welcome.con and restarting the server solved the problem.

Answer 2

Does your main directory have an index.html or index.php file? I believe +Indexes only shows if a default document doesn't exist in the directory.