Index of / 📝 WordPress

WordPress site shows "Index of /" (directory listing instead of the site)

The web server isn’t using index.php as the directory index, or index.php is missing — so it lists files instead of running WordPress.

Seen on: WordPress

Meaning

After migrations, index.php may not be uploaded, or Apache DirectoryIndex/Nginx index directives don’t include index.php. PHP not configured for the vhost can also lead to downloads or listings.

Common causes

  • index.php missing from the web root
  • DirectoryIndex/index directive lacks index.php
  • Document root points to a parent folder
  • PHP handler not configured

⚡ Quick fix

  1. Upload WordPress’s index.php
  2. Add index.php to DirectoryIndex/index
  3. Disable directory listing (Options -Indexes / autoindex off)

Detailed fix by platform

Apache

  1. apache
    DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
Options -Indexes

Nginx

  1. nginx
    index index.php index.html;
autoindex off;

How to diagnose

  1. Files — index.php present?
  2. Config — Index directives
  3. Root — Correct folder?

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