How to use php page for home page of website

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[NeilsPHP]

I am trying to use mypage.php as the home page of my website (like index.html)
is there a way to do it ?

[StoutFiles]

In your .htaccess file:

DirectoryIndex mypage.php

[doxtor]

or maybe you can use redirection
on your index.php, code :
<?php
header( 'Location: mypage.php' ) ;
?>

[g1smd]

A redirect from the root of a domain to an internal page is nearly always a bad idea.

A 302 redirect is doubly bad.

If anything, use a rewrite (not a redirect).

A rewrite will not expose the internal filepath to the external viewer.

The DirectoryIndex suggestion is the easiest to implement. I would do that.

[doxtor]

oo..ic..
i'm sorry if my answer is wrong :D because i don't know that, and i do that now.i'm still learning :)
btw, can you explain more clearly why it's bad?
thank you

[StoutFiles]

A 302 redirect is punished by search engines; your site rank will go down.

[NeilsPHP]

I still am not sure how to do this.Can somebody explain step by step plz

[g1smd]

In your .htaccess file:

DirectoryIndex yourfile.whatever

[developnew]

hi dude just simple way to convert any file to index file.

1. if you using any webhosting then open your CP and select Site Management and delete the index.php (whatever) and add the file which u need to be a home page.

2. if you using IIS server then open IIS and change the root file.

thanks