Crazy redirect problem

[administrator]

Sometimes redirects get cached so if the index.php was removed or a setting changed, then you hit the page and got a 404, then fixed it then you could have the redirect cached. Firefox is a bugger for that at times. All computers are basically evil though.

[xoggoth]

Cheers. Was in the file.

BUT for some reason it's started working again now. Didn't change anything!!! WTF???????????

Sure websites have evil spirits in them.

[administrator]

Sounds like index.php isn't declared in the DirectoryIndex directive for some reason or other.

Do you have access to log files? If so check the error log to see what file Apache is looking for when you just hit the domain with no index.whatever.

Or in your .htaccess file you could add:

DirectoryIndex index.php

And then that should do what the site was doing before the index directive went AWOL...

[xoggoth]

Was redirecting an add on domain site to another with no problems.

I had an index.php with header("location:http://www.newsite.co.uk/index.html"); in the old site top level directory and (though not sure why it was necessary with a file called index) a DirectoryIndex index.php in .htaccess.

But now, although I haven't changed anything, it is not working anymore, just getting page not found. The full link of www.oldsite.co.uk/index.php works ok, it just won't use index.php or index.html by default. Tried redirecting with cPanel and that does not work either.

Can't see why I cant redirect or even set up a default home page anymore.

Any brill ideas? Ta

PS Nowt relevant in my top level .htaccess