Name of index.html

[chipy]

i have a website with only one page. this page used to be named index.html and when i typed in my domain url in the address bar, it would take me to the main (and only) page of my website.

then i started reading the search-engine-optimization-guide by Google and it recommended that each page be named appropriate to the contents of that page. so if i want to change index.html to about-me.html and make that my main page that comes up when i type my domain, how do i do that?

i tried it and instead of showing the page it shows me "Index of /". Website is running on a linux/Apache server.

cliffs:
1. linux/Apache web server
2. website has only one page
3. used to be "index.html"
4. renamed to "about-me.html"
5. now, when i type in domain i am taken to "Index of /" instead of page.
6. how do i resolve this?
7. thanks!

 

[Cogman]

This isn't ATOT...

This is an apache configuration problem. If you have access to the server httpd.conf file then it is a simple fix and reboot of the server. If not, you have to use index.html.

http://bignosebird.com/apache/a2.shtml

 

[chipy]

This isn't ATOT...

This is an apache configuration problem. If you have access to the server httpd.conf file then it is a simple fix and reboot of the server. If not, you have to use index.html.

http://bignosebird.com/apache/a2.shtml

LOL ooops! i'm used to posting in ATOT so frequently i guess i got used to it. my bad... no wonder no one's responded besides you.

thx for the info i'll get it a shot.

 

[Aluvus]

If you only have one page, there is no point in doing this. Google only really cares about file names if they include words from or closely related to the query. So for instance, if someone searched for "about foo" or "foo me", it would matter. But those seem like uncommon queries.