{"id":1091,"date":"2018-07-25T10:50:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T05:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2019-04-09T16:22:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T10:52:03","slug":"role-of-index-manager-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/role-of-index-manager-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of Index Manager in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Index Manager in cPanel<\/h1>\n<p>This demo assumes you&#8217;ve already logged in to <a href=\"https:\/\/cpanel.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cPanel,<\/a> and are starting on the home screen.<\/p>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s learn how to use the Index Manager.<\/p>\n<p><b>To modify a directory&#8217;s\u00a0index\u00a0settings, follow these steps:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Click the\u00a0<strong>Indexes<\/strong>\u00a0icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1092 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index.png\" alt=\"Index manager\" width=\"1360\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index.png 1360w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index-768x367.png 768w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index-1024x489.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Index Manager enables you to control how directories on your website are displayed.<\/p>\n<p>If there is no index.html file in a given directory, the contents of that directory will be listed in a browser. This can cause security issues.<\/p>\n<p>With Index Manager, you can set your account up to not allow your directory contents to be shown.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s setup Index Manager for the clients directory.<\/p>\n<p>There are four settings to choose from.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1363\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index1.png 1363w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index1-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index1-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index1-1024x389.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1363px) 100vw, 1363px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1094\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1355\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index2.png 1355w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index2-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index2-768x275.png 768w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index2-1024x367.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1355px) 100vw, 1355px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since we do not want the contents of this directory shown, we&#8217;ll choose the\u00a0<strong>No Indexing<\/strong>\u00a0option.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s it! The index settings have been updated, and visitors can no longer view the contents of the clients directory.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s just as easy to switch back to the default setting.<br \/>\nThe\u00a0<strong>Default System Setting<\/strong>\u00a0allows the directory contents to be shown.<br \/>\n<strong>No Indexing<\/strong>\u00a0does not allow directory contents to be shown.<br \/>\n<strong>Standard Indexing<\/strong>\u00a0prevents browsers from viewing contents of directories that do not contain image files.<br \/>\nAnd\u00a0<strong>Fancy Indexing<\/strong>\u00a0prevents browsers from viewing contents of directories that do contain image files.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1354\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index3.png 1354w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index3-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index3-768x226.png 768w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index3-1024x301.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1354px) 100vw, 1354px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1353\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index4.png 1353w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index4-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index4-768x254.png 768w, https:\/\/coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/index4-1024x338.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1353px) 100vw, 1353px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup index directory protection for any of your directories.<\/p>\n<p>And if you like the post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coimbatorewebhosting.com\/blog\/how-to-setup-an-autoresponder-in-cpanel\/\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Index Manager in cPanel This demo assumes you&#8217;ve already logged in to cPanel, and are starting on the home screen. Now let&#8217;s learn how to use the Index Manager. To modify a directory&#8217;s\u00a0index\u00a0settings, follow these steps: Click the\u00a0Indexes\u00a0icon. 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