Should every directory/folder have an...

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Jo wrote:
Having an index file in all of your directories also keeps the public from seeing a list of every file and directory within a directory. Without an index file, when someone types the URL that goes to a folder/directory in most cases it will list every file in there. There are many reasons you will not want that to happen. :)

.htaccess is a faster way to prevent this.
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