default.html

Many WWW URLs do not specify a page name but instead rely on the server to automatically supply the name of the page. There are three common names for the initial page of a Web site: default.html, index.html, and homepage.html. The name used is dependent on the Web server software.

An example of a default page in action can be seen by following this link: http://vsl.cnet.com to the C|Net Virtual Library.

W3E References:

default.html

homepage.html

URLs

Web site

Detail:

Allowing the Web server software to automatically transmit the initial page of a Web site will shorten the site's URL. In order for the correct initial page to load for a particular site, the author may:

• rename the initial page to one of the common default names
• create a page with one of the common default names that points to the initial page
• create a symbolic link between a common default name and the actual initial page.