Apache, redirect

[clvrfsh]

I'm messing around with Apache and I was wondering how to redirect Apache from it's Index.html file to another file temporarily. I want to be able to go to 127.0.0.1 (or localhost) on my browser and for it to take me to a file I created called Index2.html (Also in /var/www). I then want to be able to delete the Index2.html file and have it go back to Index.html without making excess changes to Index.html other than to redirect it.

[midnightramen]

i'm going to say that is the DirectoryIndex parameter in the httpd.conf file. I don't recall exactly where ubuntu stores it (/etc/httpd/conf, most likely, but it could be under /etc/apache2). Anyway, more info here: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/apache-...han-indexhtml/

[Novastorm]

If you want to redirect whenever the 'index2.html' file is present, for example while performing maintenance on your site, then you could use a rewrite rule like this (put it in your apache config file):

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/index2.html -f
RewriteRule ^/index.html$ /index2.html [R]

What these lines do is:
1. Enable the rewrite engine
2. Determine if index2.html exists in the document root (usually /var/www/html), if it does exist, then process the rewrite rules below
3. Rewrite requests for /index.html to /index2.html, and the R bit at the end says to do this using a redirect

[clvrfsh]

Thank you for responding and I'm sorry it took me so long to respond. Where in my apache.conf file do I put the rewrite code?

[Lars Noodén]

The rewrite rules can go almost anywhere per vhost in <VirtualHost> or per directory in <Directory> etc.

You do need to have the module turned on first before it will work.

sudo a2enmod rewrite

See the rewrite guide for full details.

[SeijiSensei]

I think it's a lot easier to create symlinks, e.g., "ln -s index2.html index.html". Just make sure you have "Options FollowSymLinks" included in the <Directory> stanza for that directory.

Of course, you realize that you can access index2.html directly by using the URL http://localhost/index2.html, right?

[CharlesA]

I think it's a lot easier to create symlinks, e.g., "ln -s index2.html index.html". Just make sure you have "Options FollowSymLinks" included in the <Directory> stanza for that directory.

Of course, you realize that you can access index2.html directly by using the URL http://localhost/index2.html, right?

I would have to agree, but if you symlink index.html to index2.html, what's the point of having index2.html instead of just using index.html ?

[SeijiSensei]

Sometimes I'll have two different versions of the file, in my case, say index1.php and index2.php. It makes it easy to switch from one to the other if I use a symlink to index.php.

The OP wanted an easy way to switch from one index file to another. As I said, I'd just avoid the problem by using the appropriate URL and accessing the correct file directly.

[CharlesA]

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks!

[clvrfsh]

It still does not work. I have enabled mod rewrite and posted the rewrite rules into the apache.conf file in different locations. I restart apache after each change I make and when I go to my browser and type in 127.0.0.1 it still takes me to the index.html page instead of the index2.html