What default files come with Linux shared hosting accounts?
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October 21, 2017 2:41 PM
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.
- php5.ini
- This is the PHP 5 initialization file. It can manage forms, server, and environmental variables, server-side cookies, temporary directories, error display, and error logging.
- 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.phpwas 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.cgiuses SSL to transmit data.
