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What is the Order of Precedence for the Default Files on my Linux Hosting Account?

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Last Updated: July 6, 2009 12:54 PM

The order of precedence for the default files on your hosting account depends on the type of hosting account you purchased, such as Standard, ColdFusion, or Java. Here is the order of precedence for each type of Linux account.

Standard Account

This is the order of precedence for the default files on your Linux Standard account:
  1. default.html
  2. default.htm
  3. index.php
  4. index.shtml
  5. index.html
  6. index.htm
  7. home.html
  8. home.htm
  9. index.php5
  10. welcome.html
  11. welcome.htm

ColdFusion Account

This is the order of precedence for the default files on your Linux Cold Fusion account:
  1. default.html
  2. default.htm
  3. index.php
  4. default.php
  5. index.shtml
  6. index.html
  7. index.htm
  8. home.html
  9. home.htm
  10. index.cfm
  11. default.cfm
  12. index.php5
  13. welcome.html
  14. welcome.htm

Tomcat/Java Account

This is the order of precedence for the default files on your Linux Java account:
  1. default.asp
  2. default.html
  3. default.htm
  4. index.php
  5. index.shtml
  6. index.html
  7. index.htm
  8. home.html
  9. home.htm
  10. index.php5
  11. index.jsp
  12. welcome.html
  13. welcome.htm