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CentOS Apache 2.2.3 Directory index forbidden by Options directive

After installing Apache 2.2.3 on Centos 5.5, adding virtual domains with Directory indexes will not be possible and the apache welcome page will be displayed if there isn't an index file in the root directory of the vhost.



This behavior can be fixed by editing /etc/httpd/conf.d/welcome.conf and change it from:


to


Now, vhosts that don't have an index file (index.html or index.php) in their root directory and have directory indexes enabled, will display a list of files.