Apache displays the ldirectory contents if you set the Indexes option in the Options directive that is part of the <Directory> setting. So take out Indexes and you will not get the listing. You can also use the IndexIgnore directive to tell it exactly which file types to ignore. Malka Cymbalista Webmaster, Weizmann Institute of Science malki.cymbalista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 08-934-3036 >>> bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 25/07/2005 03:31: > hi... > > i'm trying to figure out how to stop apache from displaying the > directory > contents if the index.html/php/etc file is not found... > > i've done the google search, and i'm pretty sure i'm missing something > seriously basic... any ideas/thoughts/pointers... > > thanks > > bruce > bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server > Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx