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kumanchu

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like... i remember seeing google links to search site index's to find certain types of files under the /index of

is it possible to get to the /index of sites another way?
 
I always thought that a index file (index.html, index.php) placed inside a directory prevented directory listing, at least with Apache. If the webmaster neglected to add one in, you could view all the files in that directory just by doing the "/". Like if there was a URL like "http://www.example.com/files/blah.jpg", you could try "http://www.example.com/files/" to view the files if there is no index file.

EDIT: Here's an example of what can happen if the directory had the index.html or index.php file:
http://forums.anandtech.com/i/
You won't be able to get a listing of the files.
 
Originally posted by: AmberClad
I always thought that a index file (index.html, index.php) placed inside a directory prevented directory listing, at least with Apache. If the webmaster neglected to add one in, you could view all the files in that directory just by doing the "/". Like if there was a URL like "http://www.example.com/files/blah.jpg", you could try "http://www.example.com/files/" to view the files if there is no index file.

EDIT: Here's an example of what can happen if the directory had the index.html or index.php file:
http://forums.anandtech.com/i/
You won't be able to get a listing of the files.

well assuming that there is a webpage set as an index, then is it still possible to obtain a file listing in the local directory?
 
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