[wp-hackers] Forum Post

[Ryan Duff]

Scott Merrill wrote:
> Kimmo Suominen wrote:
> 
>>Provided "Override Options" is allowed in .htaccess -- if not, you get
>>a server error.  A blank "index.html" or "index.php" is assuming that
>>one or the other is included in DirectoryIndex ("index.html" is the
>>default, so I guess that would be a better choice than "index.php").
> 
> 
> Since WordPress itself relies on index.php being a functional
> DirectoryIndex, we can safely assume that blank index.php files will
> function correctly inside our sub-directories.  This is an easy thing to
> do to calm some reactionary folks.
> 
> Better still, perhaps, to make these subordinate index.php files
> redirect to the main blog page.

Sounds like quick fix for a silly problem. What was all the hype about :P

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