5 files every website should have
 

5 files every website should have
a .htaccess file
a index.php file
a robots.txt file
a styles.css file
a favicon.ico file

next week i will post a "post your .htaccess file" thread

Wow, can't wait.
Thanks for the advance notification.

actually not a bad tip :thumbsup

A whole week??

I haven't used htaccess in 6 years.

Good info, thanks.

Um, why? Just, you know, 'cuz?

index.php? why

I'd rather see whats in .htpasswd instead to be honest. :thumbsup

i was thinking the same.... :2 cents:

it dosent matter what kind of index file there is. but php is the most common. and if you dont use an index file then you need a .htaccess file to redirect to whatever start page you want. i cant wait till next week :pimp

So why not am index.html file then? 'most common' says who? How many sites index files have you checked?

Another case of a webmaster who does things HIS way then assumes everyone else does it the same way, or SHOULD, and anyone who does it differantly is a big fat shmuck.

or maybe I misunderstand?

nope, you pretty much nailed it :1orglaugh

There is actually 6

Like a sixth sense for websites. its called:

commentspam.php works a treat!

Just wait for next weeks lesson. lol

I think for a 6th, something like missing.html or equiv for custom 404 would be used more :2 cents:

Don't forget about me_nude.jpg. Surfers love that shit.

Put this into your htaccess file, then:
DirectoryIndex me_nude.jpg

What about a 2257 page, TOS page, ...

My parent directory is just these files

lib/
bin/
config.php
index.php
.htaccess

Do I lose?

yes you lose. you need at least a robots.txt file so you can disallow config.php dofus

Good list. Doctor Feelgood. Well done.

your forgot tubggirl.jpg.

I have robots in my html inc. but what does the robots.txt file actually do please?

robots.txt blocks certain web crawlers from accessing your site. It also can specify certain off-limits areas, like your /members area.

:2 cents:

good site for everything about robots.txt

Ouch! :upsidedow:error

You can put some of the mod_rewrite stuff in your apache httpd.conf

Did you mean htaccess? robots.txt is just a guide for well behaved robots. It doesn't block access.