We use an apache server that does not allow directory listing.
There is a specific directory I would like to allow listing of.
How can make a simple HTML file that will contain the contents of this directory?
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This can't be done with pure HTML.
However if you have access to PHP on the Apache server (you tagged the post "apache") it can be done easilly - se the PHP glob function. If not - you might try Server Side Include - it's an Apache thing, and I don't know much about it.
mbanzon
2010-09-24 07:40:22
I've never wrote PHP. If you could give a working example for an HTML I can put in my dir - it would be great!
David B
2010-09-24 07:44:42
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A:
You can either: Write a server-side script page like PHP, JSP, ASP.net etc to generate this HTML dynamically
or
Setup the web-server that you are using (e.g. Apache) to do exactly that automatically for directories that doesn't contain welcome-page (e.g. index.html)
Specifically in apache read more here: Edit the httpd.conf: http://justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=502789#post502789
or add the autoindex mod: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_autoindex.html
MrOhad
2010-09-24 07:44:39
The apache server is out of my control. `.htaccess` is disabled. I'm a real newbie to this, so a simple working example would be appreciated.
David B
2010-09-24 07:53:14
does your apache support PHP? you must use apache that supports server-side scriptwriting otherwise it's impossible..
MrOhad
2010-09-24 07:55:40
add some php file like hello.php, edit this file: "<?php Print "Hello, World!";?> " , try to access it from the client http://server/hello.php and see what you get..
MrOhad
2010-09-24 08:00:33
put index.php file on each directory, you can find code that do that here: http://www.zwixy.com/list_files_in_folder.php or http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t237393-list-files-from-directory-on-a-site.html it's an ugly workaround...
MrOhad
2010-09-24 08:23:53
A:
Did you try to allow it for this directory via .htaccess?
Options +Indexes
I use this for some of my directories where directory listing is disabled by my provider
Michael
2010-09-24 07:45:04
That was my first choice, but the apache server is out of my control and it seems `.htaccess` is disabled. I get `Internal Server Error` when adding such `.htaccess`.
David B
2010-09-24 07:55:04
A:
For me PHP is the easiest way to do it:
<?php
echo "Here are our files";
$path = ".";
$dh = opendir($path);
$i=1;
while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) { if($file != "." && $file != ".." && $file != "index.php" && $file != ".htaccess" && $file != "error_log" && $file != "cgi-bin") {
echo "<a href='$path/$file'>$file</a><br /><br />";
$i++;
}
}
closedir($dh);
?>
Place this in your directory and set where you want it to search on the $path. The first if statement will hide your php file and .htaccess and the error log. It will then display the output with a link. This is very simple code and easy to edit.
hart1994
2010-09-25 12:18:34