You can customize the way a directory looks on your website. By default, cPanel displays the list of files and directories, if there is no index file in that directory. You can choose the way it displays the list of contents on the frontend. You can also choose to disable the indexing of files in that directory by choosing No Indexing.
To manage cPanel Indexes, follow these steps −
Step 1 − Open cPanel Index Manager by clicking on Indexes found under the Advanced section of cPanel Home.
Step 2 − You can select a directory in which you wish to manage indexes by clicking over the name of the directory. To navigate within directories, you can click on the folder icon corresponding to that directory to open up the directory.
Step 3 − Once you have selected the directory, you will be given some options to choose from.
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Default System Indexing − Enables the default setting your hosting provider set up for you.
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No Indexing − This option will disable the directory listing if there is no index file such as index.php or index.html in the directory. The user will get an error.
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Standard Indexing − This option will enable the directory listing and the user will see the name of the directories.
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Fancy Indexing − This option will enable the directory listing and the user will see the name and description of the files and directories under your indexed directory.
Step 4 − Click Save to save your choice for that directory. If successful, you will see a success message.