Overriding Automatic Directory Generation Using an INDEX HTML File

Steps

1. If you are serving files from an SFS directory, name the file you want to serve INDEX HTML. If you are serving files from a BFS directory, name the file you want to serve either INDEX.HTML or index.html. If both files exist, VM:Webgateway serves INDEX.HTML.

2. Place the file in the SFS or BFS directory or subdirectory that you want to prevent VM:Webgateway from generating an automatic directory for.

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   Note: If both an INDEX HTML (for BFS INDEX.HTML or index.html) file exists and there is a DIRMAP file with an INDEX record, VM:Webgateway serves the file identified on the INDEX record in the DIRMAP file.

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Examples

• User DANIEL defined his user page as the SFS directory VMSYSU:DANIEL.VMWEBGATEWAY. This directory contains an INDEX HTML file, but does not contain a DIRMAP file. When a web browser user enters the following URL, VM:Webgateway serves the INDEX HTML file:

  http://www.company.com:80/~daniel/

• User ANDREW defined his user page as the BFS directory /../VMBFS:VMSYSU:WEBROOTS/AndrewUserRoot. This directory contains an INDEX.HTML file, but does not contain a DIRMAP file. When a web browser user enters the following URL, VM:Webgateway serves the INDEX.HTML file:

  http://www.company.com:80/~andrew/

• The VM:Webgateway system administrator defined the server root domain as the SFS directory VMSYSU:VMWEBSRV.ROOTDIR. The subdirectory VMSYSU:VMWEBSRV.ROOTDIR.HRDEPT contains an INDEX HTML file and a DIRMAP file. However, the DIRMAP file does not contain an INDEX record. When a web browser user enters the following URL, VM:Webgateway serves the INDEX HTML file:

  http://www.company.com:80/hrdept/