Setting up a welcome or index page on HTTP Server

Set up a welcome or index page on your IBM® HTTP Server for i instance using the IBM Web Administration for i interface.

You can configure your server to display a specific Web page known as a welcome page for client requests that do not include a specific file name. The server determines which file to serve by matching the list of welcome pages to the files in the directory. The first match it finds is the file it will return. To configure welcome page settings, do the following:

1. Click the Manage tab.
2. Click the HTTP Servers subtab.
3. Select your HTTP Server from the Server list.
4. Select the context you want to work with from the Server area list.
5. Expand Server Properties.
6. Click General Server Configuration.
7. Click the Welcome Pages tab in the form.
8. Select Enabled to have the Welcome page displayed.
9. Select the default action the server will take if the welcome file or index file does not exists.
10. Click Add under the Welcome/index file names table.
    Note: You may also use the existing file in the Welcome/index file names table.
11. Click Browse and select the HTML file you want to use as a Welcome page.
12. Click Continue.
13. Click OK.