is .htm or .html always the default?

i have couple index page....

[someone]

i have an index.php and an index.htm files in the same folder, is index.htm the default one in this case? thanks.

[jatar_k]

it all depends on how the server is configured.

do you use apache?

[someone]

yeah, i use apache.

[Matt Probert]

Often, usually, the http server looks for "index.html" as the default page, it may subsequently look for "index.htm" but it depends upon how the server has been configured. If you are on a shared hosting account (not a virtual server and not your own server) then ask the provider.

Matt

[coopster]

Check your DirectoryIndex [httpd.apache.org] configuration directive.

[ControlEngineer]

The easy way to find out is to try it. Simply put up an index.html and an index.htm page, almost identical but with a minor difference and see which is the default.

I deal with many servers run by large organizations that allow parts of the organization to have a page (as in www.bigorganization.org/~localsection/ or www.PodunkStateU.edu/mathdept/) Every time I have tried the index.html page is the default, if that does not exist the index.htm page is the default.

Getting accurate answers from the I.S. dept. can be a hassle.