mask/hide index.jsp

[jatin4882]

Hi,

I have an apache webserver and on typing the url

http://www.domain.com

it translates to

http://www.domain.com/index.jsp

; is there a way where i can stop it from translating and still keep showing

http://www.domain.com

Thank a lot in advance.
Jatin

 

[Wishdiak]

jatin4882,

I'm not sure what you're asking. Do you want Apache to not serve index.jsp as the DirectoryIndex for this URL, or to not have index.jsp display in the broser's address bar?

In the first case, you could simply remove index.jsp from your DirectoryIndex in your httpd.conf (or .htaccess as the case may be).

Wishdiak
A+, Network+, Security+, MCSA: Security 2003

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[jatin4882]

Hey Wishdiak,

Thanks for your help, I'm trying to do the later, I want apache to serv out the index.jsp but I dont want to show it written in the browsers address bar.

Regards,
Jatin

 

[Wishdiak]

jatin4882,

I believe that if you set DirectoryIndex to include index.jsp, and index.jsp is the only file that matches DirectoryIndex, then the address bar (in most browsers) will show only the host and server name (

http://hostname.domainname.tld).

This may not be universally true, but it's a start.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_dir.html#directoryindex

http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_dir.html#directoryindex

Wishdiak
A+, Network+, Security+, MCSA: Security 2003

http://www.wishdiak.com