# How to set default home page back to index.html?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-set-default-home-page-back-to-index-html/256598
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [April 4, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-set-default-home-page-back-to-index-html/256598 "2008-04-04T12:11:22Z")
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#### Post date: [April 4, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-set-default-home-page-back-to-index-html/256598/1 "2008-04-04T12:11:22Z")

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I occasionally do some web design work on the side but there are usually long periods of time in between and I tend to forget some things.

I just finished an update for a site and have it all uploaded. When I originally created the site a few years ago I set it up to have “index.php” be the default home page. But now I want the default to be “index.html”. The problem is, I forgot how I originally changed it and so I’m at a loss as to how to change it back.

I’ve looked through the folders on my server for a .htaccess file thinking I may have done it that way, but I’m not seeing it. I’m using [mediatemple.net](http://mediatemple.net) as my host if that would help your answer at all.

Any ideas?

Thanks!