How do I change Apache's original index file

[qrazyneo1]

If an index file is missing in a folder, apache uses its own file/files to list the contents of the folder.

Since I don’t want to create an index file in every folder in the file systems, I wonder where I can find the file/files that apache uses when there is no index file.

Best regards
Neo

[m_hutley]

This would be the DirectoryIndex directive in the conf file.

[qrazyneo1]

<IfModule dir_module>
    DirectoryIndex index.php index.pl index.cgi index.asp index.shtml index.html index.htm \
    default.php default.pl default.cgi default.asp default.shtml default.html default.htm \
    home.php home.pl home.cgi home.asp home.shtml home.html home.htm
</IfModule>

If I delete all that is next to DirectoryIndex, the contents of the folder will still be displayed.

So apache has its own file behind it and that is the file I want to edit. But I don’t know where it is.

If it is possible to specify an index.php file that also applies to all subfolders,
it could also be a solution…

[m_hutley]

oh sorry. I see what you meant.

The file should be sitting in the DocumentRoot.

[Mittineague]

Looking for ErrorDocument ? https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/custom-error.html

Instead of a user seeing a list of folder contents or a generic Apache error message you can send a response to something more helpful, eg. home, sitemap, search, your own string etc. Just be sure to return the correct HTTP headers if you care about that.