Allow / Disallow Directory Browsing

Directory browsing allows the user to see a list of files in your web directories.  This limits the security you have but is useful in some cases.  By default directory browsing is not on and you should see an error when browsing a directory on the web.  This is for security.  You can only turn directory browsing on and off for ALL web directories.

To turn directory browsing ON,

1) Logon to your control panel

2) Click on WEB OPTIONS

3) Click on WEB DIRECTORY SETTINGS

4) Next to document root, click on the icon under controls, you should see a list of some items.  Leave all of them alone but enable (check) the ALLOW DIRECTORY LISTING box.

5) click SUBMIT

6) return here if you want to turn them off in the future.

Please note, once directory browsing is on users can see all directory listings.  To prevent users from seeing a specific directory always put a blank index.html file in a specific directory to mask the directory.  Thanks.