i've set up my homeserver thanks to the tutorial at webmasterstop.com but i don't know how to change it so that when i go to

http://localhost

it doesn't find index.php.

where do i change it so that the server reads .php as a valid default ending?

Depends on the server. Are your using apache?
-dk

yes

http://www.roundridge.com/hs/apache-php-homesite05.php

Try that. The whole tutorial is on configuring apache. Might have some helpful stuff for you.
-dk

thanks