How to Change the Apache DirectoryIndex Priority

Introduction

It may be necessary to change the DirectoryIndex priority to load, for example, index.html over index.php by default.

Procedure

To adjust the global Apache configuration for all users, you can log in to WHM and visit the Apache configuration page at "Home / Service Configuration / Apache Configuration / DirectoryIndex Priority" to make these changes.

If the change should only be for a specific folder or user, this requires an edit to the .htaccess file. For example, the following code in the .htaccess file would place index.html before index.php in priority:

DirectoryIndex index.html index.php

Additional Information

cPanel Docs: Directory Index Priority