Bug#130234: apache: installing index.html takes down site

[Fabio Massimo Di Nitto <fabbione@fabbione.net>]

On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, David M. Dowdle wrote:

> Package: apache
> Version: 1.3.28-1
> Severity: normal
> Followup-For: Bug #130234
>
>
> By installing index.html on an upgrade, you break existing web sites
> that require this to NOT exist (so that index.shtml et al is loaded).
>
>
> reccommend that index.html only be installed on an INSTALL, not on an
> UPGRADE
>

The latest apache do NOT install index.html if any of the different
index.{whatver} mentioned in DirectoryIndex is found in /var/www.

How come did it install it for you?? or did you just add info to this bug
because i didn't close it??

Thanks
Fabio

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