Modifying .htaccess to make auto-index directories look more like site

**msaz87** · 06-24-2006, 08:45 PM

Hey,

I'm working on making the apache-generated directory listings (see picture below) look more like my site. I've found a couple articles on the subject.. but am unfamiliar with altering the .htaccess file and putting in the new commands.

This article: http://www.webpronews.com/expertarti...tesDesign.html

Tells me to input commands into the .htaccess file.. such as these:

Code:

Options Indexes
   IndexOptions FancyIndexing SuppressDescription SuppressHTMLPreamble
   HeaderName header.html
   ReadmeName footer.html
   IndexIgnore header.html footer.html .htaccess

What i'm confused about is how to exactly do this.

My .htaccess file reads like this:

Code:

# -FrontPage-

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*

<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>
AuthName www.foothillsbaptist.org
AuthUserFile /home/footh4/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthGroupFile /home/footh4/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.grp

Options Indexes
   IndexOptions FancyIndexing SuppressDescription SuppressHTMLPreamble
   HeaderName header.htm
   ReadmeName footer.htm
   IndexIgnore header.htm footer.htm .htaccess

I uploaded the new .htaccess in both binary and ascii.. neither worked. I added a header.htm and footer.htm in the same directory with nothing but a different background color (hopefully just enough to change the presentation so that i know it's working).

Unfortuntately, no change occured.

Can anyone help?

Thanks.