The Auto Index Script¶

LiteSpeed Web Server supports automatic directory indexing when an index file is not present in a directory. It uses an external script to generate the index page on the fly. This provides you with maximum flexibility when creating the look and feel of your auto index page. You can also customize your index page at a global level, for each natively configured virtual host, or Apache vhost in a control panel environment.

How LSWS Implements Auto Index¶

The default script paired with the installation package is a PHP script. However, you can create your own script using any language you like.

When you write your own script, just remember that the path to the directory you’re indexing is passed to the script in a CGI environment variable: LS_AI_PATH. In PHP, you can retrieve the value with the command $_SERVER[‘LS_AI_PATH’].

The script can be placed anywhere you like, but if you want to share it among all of your virtual hosts, just place it under the lsws/share/autoindex/ directory. A General Context GUI with the URI /_autoindex/ and Location $SERVER_ROOT/share/autoindex/ is automatically created by LSWS for every virtual host. The default PHP script, located at lsws/share/autoindex/default.php, has the same look and feel as Apache’s mod_autoindex.

Set/Customize Auto Index Page Globally¶

To create your own Auto Index Page globally, navigate to Server > General > Index Files and set Auto Index to Yes.

If you leave Auto Index URI blank, the default script (lsws/share/autoindex/default.php) will be used.

To use your own script, for example, myindex.php, you can place it under the same directory: lsws/share/autoindex/myindex.php. Do not modify default.php directly, as it will be overridden after any upgrades. Your own script and configuration will not be affected by version upgrade. Set Auto Index URI to /_autoindex/myindex.php

Custom Auto Index Page for Native Virtual Host¶

To customize your Auto Index Page for a particular virtual host if it is natively configured, navigate to VHost > General > Index Files and set Auto Index to Yes. Set Auto Index URI to the URI of your script.

If Auto Index is enabled, or when a directory with no index file is accessed, LiteSpeed Web Server will perform an internal redirect to Auto Index URI. If the value is not set, the URI will contain the default value /_autoindex/default.php.

You cannot customize the index file at the virtual host level if the virtual host is configured through an Apache configuration file. In that case, you can only apply a customized index file at the global level.

Customize Auto Index Page for Apache Virtual Host in a Control Panel Environment¶

For an Apache vhost in a control panel environment, the Auto Index Uri can be set in .htaccess with the LiteSpeed-specific directive:

<IfModule LiteSpeed>
AutoIndexUri /_autoindex/myindex.php
</IfModule>

Be sure to replace /_autoindex/myindex.php with the actual path for your index file.