Title: Index.php question
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Index.php question

 *  [froomb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/froomb/)
 * (@froomb)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-question/)
 * I know this is probably a simple question for most of you guys, but I’m green
   and need an answer. How do I get the /blog/index.php file (my blog file) to load
   without specifying the index.php? I’m planning a new site where the blog is the
   site and I want people to be able to access it by typing:
 * [http://www.hotdealsexpress.com/](http://www.hotdealsexpress.com/)
 * instead of:
 * [http://www.hotdealsexpress.com/index.php](http://www.hotdealsexpress.com/index.php)
 * I know, it’s probably really simple, but I’m an ignoramus, so please don’t laugh
   at me. Thanks…
 * Roger

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-question/#post-569005)
 * Delete the index.**html** file.
 *  [demonicume](https://wordpress.org/support/users/demonicume/)
 * (@demonicume)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-question/#post-569017)
 * unless i’m mistaken, your site will load anything like index.php or home or whatever.
   they shouldnt have to type domain.com/index.php. if this is a wordpress site,
   they should type domain.com and it’ll load index automatically.
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-question/#post-569020)
 * You are mistaken and stubborn and ignorant.
 * Most servers are set up that index.html takes precedence over index.php… and 
   since you do have an index.html – I told you what the solution is. If you know
   better, don’t ask for help.
 *  Thread Starter [froomb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/froomb/)
 * (@froomb)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-question/#post-569101)
 * Thanks for the replies. I haven’t put up the hotdealsxexpress.com site yet, so
   I’ll set it up without an index.html file, I’ll use index.php instead. I was 
   confused about how it would work because with my current site, my blog is in 
   the /blog/ directory and I have to use [http://www.froomb.com/blog/index.php](http://www.froomb.com/blog/index.php)
   for it to work. I thought the same would be true if I used index.php for my home
   page in the root directory. I see now that that’s not the case.
 * demonicume – thanks for your help, moshu – why are you so nasty?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-question/#post-569107)
 * to froomb: I was in a hurry, and I thought it was you who replied with that smarta**
   post. Disregard it.
 * As for your froomb.com/blog – it should load without index, if you ask your host
   to make index.php a valid index file. They should know what that means…
 *  [thedows](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thedows/)
 * (@thedows)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-question/#post-569258)
 * First, thanks for this post. I’ve had the same problem, and elminiating the index.
   html worked for the intial portion.
    Now, the second problem (probably related
   to the first, and also because I’m a newby)… — I can get to the blog fine, but
   if I click on any of the links (comment, category, etc.) it takes me to the blog
   root directory file list—not desirable!
 * I’d appreciate your help in figuring out what I may be missing – why would it
   do this?
 *  [thedows](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thedows/)
 * (@thedows)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-question/#post-569261)
 * Actually, went back and looked again, and it **didn’t** fix the problem. Is there
   some software I need to activate for php to work? If I type in “domain/blog/index.
   php”, it works, but not if I leave the “index.php” off…
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-question/#post-569262)
 * Didn’t I said just above your first post:
    _ask your host to make index.php a
   valid index file_ ?

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