What default files come with Linux shared hosting accounts?
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August 31, 2011 8:38 AM
Default site directory
- welcome.html
- This page serves as a placeholder until you upload site content. It lets visitors know that a website is in the works.
- php.ini
- This is the PHP 4 initialization file. It can manage forms, server, and environmental variables, server-side cookies, temporary directories, error display, and error logging. If you are running PHP 5, you can create a php5.ini file to accomplish the same tasks.
- missing.html
- This is the default shared hosting 404 error page. It can be replaced with a custom page.
- gdform.php and webformmailer.php
- These scripts are used to create a user form that emails you its contents.
Webformmailer.php was added in May, 2008. For information on adding it to older accounts, see Reinstalling the Default Scripts Directory on Linux Shared Hosting. - favicon.ico
- This is the icon displayed in a user's browser address bar. A blank one is provided by default.
- /stats
- This directory and its contents contain an application that tracks your site's visitor statistics, accessible from coolexample.com/stats, where coolexample.com is your domain name. Log into the stats using your FTP user name and password.
Default scripts directory (cgi)
- gdform.cgi and gdformssl.cgi
- These scripts are used to create a user form that emails you its contents. Gdformssl.cgi uses SSL to transmit data.