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inside my http.conf i have the following

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<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 index.py
</IfModule>


but when i go to http://localhost/myDirectory
the default index.php does not activate, rather i get a file list of what is inside the directory and have to click the index.php file

how can i set it so that it defaults to the index file?

based on that code - it "SHOULD" display the index.php file automatically.

That probably means SOMETHING ELSE happened. my personal bet in on an errant .htaccess file running about.

where did the 'myDirectory' folder come from??

is there by any chance a .htaccess file in it???

thanks! i had a .htaccess file in the root directory, but why would that affect every folder?

LOL - because its in the root... .htaccess is a recursive directive.

Here's a good explanation:
http://www.besthostratings.com/articles/htaccess.html

Good Luck

will look, thanks again : )

but if you have a htaccess password on a folder its not recursive.