cPanel API 2 Functions - UserHttpUtils::getdirindices

Warning:

The cPanel API 2 system is deprecated. We strongly recommend that you use UAPI instead of cPanel API 2.

Description

This function retrieves a prioritized list of index files. The first file in the list that Apache finds is a directory index.

Warning::

We strongly recommend that you use UAPI instead of cPanel API 2. However, no equivalent UAPI function exists.

Important:

When you disable the Web Server role, the system disables this function.

Examples

WHM API (JSON)

https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess###########/json-api/cpanel?cpanel_jsonapi_user=user&cpanel_jsonapi_apiversion=2&cpanel_jsonapi_module=HttpUtils&cpanel_jsonapi_func=getdirindices

Note:

For more information, read our Calls from the WHM API documentation.

LiveAPI PHP Class

$cpanel = new CPANEL(); // Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

// Generate a list of Apache index files
$list_index = $cpanel->api2(
    'UserHttpUtils', 'getdirindices'
);

Note:

For more information, read our Guide to the LiveAPI System.

LiveAPI Perl Module

my $cpliveapi = Cpanel::LiveAPI->new(); # Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

# Generate a list of Apache index files
my $list_index = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'UserHttpUtils', 'getdirindices'
);

Note:

For more information, read our Guide to the LiveAPI System.

cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

Warning:

cPanel tags are deprecated . We strongly recommend that you only use the LiveAPI system to call the cPanel APIs. Examples are only present in order to help developers move from the old cPanel tag system to our LiveAPI .
cPanel API 2 calls that use cPanel tags vary in code syntax and in their output.
For more information, read our Deprecated cPanel Tag Usage documentation.

Command Line

cpapi2 --user=username UserHttpUtils getdirindices

Notes:

You must URI-encode values.
username represents your account-level username.
You must include the --user=username option.
For more information and additional output options, read our Guide to cPanel API 2 documentation or run the cpapi2 --help command.
If you run CloudLinux™, you must use the full path of the cpapi2 command:
```
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/cpapi2
```

Output (JSON)

{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "getdirindices",
    "data": [
      {
        "index": "index.html.var"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.htm"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.html"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.shtml"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.xhtml"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.wml"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.perl"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.pl"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.plx"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.ppl"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.cgi"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.jsp"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.js"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.jp"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.php4"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.php3"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.php"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.phtml"
      },
      {
        "index": "default.htm"
      },
      {
        "index": "default.html"
      },
      {
        "index": "home.htm"
      },
      {
        "index": "index.php5"
      },
      {
        "index": "Default.html"
      },
      {
        "index": "Default.htm"
      },
      {
        "index": "home.html"
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "UserHttpUtils"
  }
}

Note:

Use cPanel's API Shell interface (cPanel >> Home >> Advanced >> API Shell) to directly test cPanel API calls.

Parameters

This function does not accept parameters.

Returns

Parameter Type Description Possible values Example

index hash An index file in the Apache list. A valid filename. index.html

Parameter	Type	Description	Possible values	Example
`index`	hash	An index file in the Apache list.	A valid filename.	`index.html`
`reason`	string	A reason for failure. This function only returns a `reason` value if there was an error.	A string that describes the error.	`This is an error message.`
`result`	Boolean	Whether the function succeeded.	`1` — The function succeeded. `0` — The function failed.	`1`

reason

string

A reason for failure.

This function only returns a reason value if there was an error.

A string that describes the error.

This is an error message.

result

Boolean

Whether the function succeeded.

1 — The function succeeded.
0 — The function failed.

1