How to make an auto index.html page?

[hugo24]

Hello all,

Instead of after creating a new account, it shows the index page with directory, how could I make a default page showing something like, "this account has been setup"?

I know I could upload an index.html file to replace it but is there any way that I could make it auto instead of uploading it whenever i create a new account?

[rpmws]

in your root folder you will see a folder called:

cpanel3-skel

Put anything you want in there and it should make it to a freshly installed account. Your can even include support docs and a full website that will get cloned when a account is created. Resellers also have this cpanel3-skel folder for when they create accounts.

Have fun!

[hugo24]

Thanks Bloke...

But how do I exactly do it? I have to access in from root?
Lookup for that folder and use the editor to do it?

Will appreciate if you could guide me further.

Thanks again.

[rpmws]

sure.. shh as root.
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root@yourbox #
cd cpanel3-skel/public_html <enter>

root@yourbox [~/cpanel3-skel/public_html]#

vi index.html

hit shift I and then paste in html code you copy from the computer you developed it on. When done hit esc :wq enter. save it.

You can also FTP ot to a user account and then do this.

mv /home/theuser/public_html/index.html cpanel3-skel/public_html/

[hugo24]

Great! Thank you for the kind assistance!

Well, i supposed it will works across all new account for
the first method? I will try both anyway.

Thanks!

[imagic]

Is it possible to have this index.html file show the domain name associated with the account?

For example:

Welcome to InsertTheDomainNameAutomaticallyHere
This website is still under construction, blah, blah, blah

Thanks!

[SoftmegUK]

If you have root access you can modify the wwwacct script to make an file that contains the domain information etc that is in this post:

cpanel3-skel directory issue

Myself I prefer to use either SSI includes or use PHP.

For example

SSI: index.shtml:

"Welcome to future home of <!--#echo var="SERVER_NAME" -->"

PHP: index.php

"Welcome to the future home of <?php print $HTTP_HOST; ?>"

Hope this helps!

[imagic]

Thank you SoftmegUK for turning me onto that other thread I used the script in there that Juanra wrote and it does exactly what I want it to!

[c4host]

Ok I ftp'd the files to the root cpanel13-skel and they are there but nothing on a new site a create?

I restarted apache but no luck

Any Idea

[PWSowner]

Are you using root WHM or a reseller WHM. Resellers get their own cpanel3-skel directory. Are you putting the index file in the public_html directory under the cpanel3-skel directory? That's where it needs to be. You don't need to restart apache.

[PWSowner]

Originally posted by c4host
cpanel13-skel

Is this a spelling error in your post, or did you possibly create a directory by that name?

Just another possibility.

[c4host]

just spelling

[jackal]

Server Name Location?????


Look for Juanra's post. We use it works great!

[tadpole]

Originally posted by SoftmegUK
If you have root access you can modify the wwwacct script to make an file that contains the domain information etc that is in this post:

For example

SSI: index.shtml:

"Welcome to future home of <!--#echo var="SERVER_NAME" -->"

PHP: index.php

"Welcome to the future home of <?php print $HTTP_HOST; ?>"

Hope this helps!

Are there parameters that a reseller can use to customize an "index.html" file such as including the domain name.

cPanel.net Support Ticket Number:

[c4host]

Hello,

DO I need to change something? Only sites that I create are getting the default index page I created. If the resellers create one then nothing!!

I use the root access and put it in cpanel3 skel directory in the public_html

cPanel.net Support Ticket Number: