I have home.php as well as index.php.
The problem is that the domain is defaulting to home.php.
Is there any way I can view index.php through a link? I have tried {siteroot}index.php but this only redirects me to home.php.
Failing this is there anyway to search for the last 5 blog entries?
I think as long as you have a HOME.PHP file, your home page will always be displayed through HOME.PHP.
So a simple way to get your job done is to remove or rename the HOME.PHP in your current theme directory, which may be found at: WORDPRESS_PATH\wp-content\themes\CURRENT_THEME\
when you have no HOME.PHP, wordpress uses the INDEX.PHP to show your home page.
So give it a try...