Title: Missing index.html File
Last modified: August 31, 2016
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# Missing index.html File
* Resolved [wmsgeorge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wmsgeorge/)
* (@wmsgeorge)
* [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-indexhtml-file/)
* I just used this plugin perfectly the other day and I have to first say thank
you. It’s easy to use and did the job for me perfectly.
* The problem I ran into is today I after generating the files it’s missing the
main page index.html file now.
* I double checked this on the original site I used the plugin on and generated
new static files and downloaded that zip file. Missing the index file in there
as well.
* I am speaking of the home page index.html file. The first index.html file in
the zip folder located under the wp-json folder.
* The only thing I can think of is that the update you pushed affected this. Because
I just used this plugin on saturday and it worked perfectly. Please advise.
* [https://wordpress.org/plugins/simply-static/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simply-static/)
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* [robertbcalhoun](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertbcalhoun/)
* (@robertbcalhoun)
* [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-indexhtml-file/#post-6955706)
* It appears there is a bug that leaves a trailing “.” in the temporary directory
name. If you disable “delete temporary files”, you will find index.html in /wp-content/plugins/simply-static/static-files/simply-static-1-timestamp-blogname.(
with a period). You can just copy that file over.
* Here is my fix. Probably more lines than required, but I get lost in all of these
short-circuit operators. I will send them to the plugin author for a real fix.
* ```
~/wp-content/plugins/simply-static/includes]% diff -u class-simply-static-archive-creator.php.broken class-simply-static-archive-creator.php
--- class-simply-static-archive-creator.php.broken 2016-01-18 17:20:38.000000000 +0000
+++ class-simply-static-archive-creator.php 2016-01-18 17:22:21.000000000 +0000
@@ -314,10 +314,12 @@
* @return boolean $success Did we successfully save the file?
*/
protected function save_url_to_file( $path, $content, $is_html ) {
- $path_info = pathinfo( $path && $path != '/' ? $path : 'index.html' );
-
+
+ $relpath = ($path && $path != '/') ? $path : 'index.html';
+ $abspath = $this->archive_dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $relpath;
+ $path_info = pathinfo( $abspath );
// Create file directory if it doesn't exist
- $file_dir = untrailingslashit( $this->archive_dir ) . ( $path_info['dirname'] ? $path_info['dirname'] : '' );
+ $file_dir = untrailingslashit( $path_info['dirname'] );
if ( empty( $path_info['extension'] ) && $path_info['basename'] == $path_info['filename'] ) {
$file_dir .= DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $path_info['basename'];
$path_info['filename'] = 'index';
```
* [Scott at Code of Conduct](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codeofconduct/)
* (@codeofconduct)
* [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-indexhtml-file/#post-6955757)
* Thanks for reporting this issue! I’ve just released v1.2.1 that should fix it
for you.
* Thread Starter [wmsgeorge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wmsgeorge/)
* (@wmsgeorge)
* [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-indexhtml-file/#post-6955817)
* Awesome! Thanks guys. I Very much appreciate your quick response and quick fix.
* [mirwaiz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mirwaiz/)
* (@mirwaiz)
* [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-indexhtml-file/#post-6955959)
* I upload my Backup but i can’t find my index.php plz help me.
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