{"id":5561,"date":"2022-01-14T06:52:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T12:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/?p=5561"},"modified":"2026-01-23T06:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:33:06","slug":"my-site-via-https-shows-to-change-this-page-upload-a-new-index-html-to-your-private_html-folder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/my-site-via-https-shows-to-change-this-page-upload-a-new-index-html-to-your-private_html-folder\/","title":{"rendered":"My Site Via HTTPS Shows &#8220;To change this page, upload a new index.html to your private_html folder&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/my-site-via-https-shows-to-change-this-page-upload-a-new-index-html-to-your-private_html-folder\/#the_fix_making_a_symlink_from_private_html_-%3e_public_html\" >The Fix: Making a Symlink From private_html\/ -&gt; public_html\/<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/my-site-via-https-shows-to-change-this-page-upload-a-new-index-html-to-your-private_html-folder\/#configuring_directadmin_to_automatically_make_a_symlink_from_private_html_-%3e_public_html\" >Configuring DirectAdmin to Automatically Make a Symlink From private_html\/ -&gt; public_html\/<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/my-site-via-https-shows-to-change-this-page-upload-a-new-index-html-to-your-private_html-folder\/#conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>With DirectAdmin, you could technically have two different sites for the same domain depending on whether or not you use HTTP or HTTPS. The HTTP site is loaded from public_html, and the HTTPS site is loaded from private_html. If you&#8217;ve set up your site with the standard public_html and installed an SSL for your site, you may now see the following when attempting to visit the site via HTTPS,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You probably don&#8217;t want to upload a new site as instructed in the message because of disk space, and you don&#8217;t have to. Use DirectAdmin to make a private_html \u2192 public_html symlink for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/coming-soon-default-page-directadmin.jpg\" alt=\"coming soon default page directadmin\" class=\"wp-image-5570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/coming-soon-default-page-directadmin.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/coming-soon-default-page-directadmin-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/coming-soon-default-page-directadmin-768x446.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_fix_making_a_symlink_from_private_html_-%3e_public_html\"><\/span>The Fix: Making a Symlink From private_html\/ -&gt; public_html\/<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. First, to login into the DirectAdmin control panel visit,<strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>https:\/\/your-domain.com:2222<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>https:\/\/IP-address:2222<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>https:\/\/server-hostname:2222<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-into-directadmin-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"login-into-directadmin\" class=\"wp-image-2985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-into-directadmin-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-into-directadmin-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-into-directadmin-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-into-directadmin.jpg 1364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Navigate to <strong>Account<\/strong> <strong>Manager<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Domain<\/strong> <strong>Setup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/navigate-to-domainsetup-directadmin-user-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"navigate to domainsetup directadmin user\" class=\"wp-image-5568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/navigate-to-domainsetup-directadmin-user-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/navigate-to-domainsetup-directadmin-user-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/navigate-to-domainsetup-directadmin-user-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/navigate-to-domainsetup-directadmin-user-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/navigate-to-domainsetup-directadmin-user-2048x922.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>Select<\/strong> the <strong>domain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/select-domain-in-domainsetup-directadmin-user-1024x238.jpg\" alt=\"select domain in domainsetup directadmin user\" class=\"wp-image-5573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/select-domain-in-domainsetup-directadmin-user-1024x238.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/select-domain-in-domainsetup-directadmin-user-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/select-domain-in-domainsetup-directadmin-user-768x179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/select-domain-in-domainsetup-directadmin-user-1536x358.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/select-domain-in-domainsetup-directadmin-user-2048x477.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Next, <strong>click<\/strong> on <strong>private_html<\/strong> <strong>setup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/click-on-private-html-setup-1024x314.jpg\" alt=\"click on private-html setup\" class=\"wp-image-5569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/click-on-private-html-setup-1024x314.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/click-on-private-html-setup-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/click-on-private-html-setup-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/click-on-private-html-setup-1536x471.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/click-on-private-html-setup-2048x628.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Select &#8220;<strong>Use a symbolink link from private_html to public_html &#8211; allows for same data in http and https<\/strong>&#8221; &gt; Click on <strong>SAVE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/My-Site-Via-HTTPS-Shows-22To-change-this-page-upload-a-new-index.html-to-your-private_html-folder-1024x371.jpg\" alt=\"My Site Via HTTPS Shows To change this page, upload a new index.html to your private_html folder\" class=\"wp-image-5572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/My-Site-Via-HTTPS-Shows-22To-change-this-page-upload-a-new-index.html-to-your-private_html-folder-1024x371.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/My-Site-Via-HTTPS-Shows-22To-change-this-page-upload-a-new-index.html-to-your-private_html-folder-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/My-Site-Via-HTTPS-Shows-22To-change-this-page-upload-a-new-index.html-to-your-private_html-folder-768x278.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/My-Site-Via-HTTPS-Shows-22To-change-this-page-upload-a-new-index.html-to-your-private_html-folder-1536x556.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/My-Site-Via-HTTPS-Shows-22To-change-this-page-upload-a-new-index.html-to-your-private_html-folder.jpg 1594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, your directory structure for the domain will have changed like so, and the exact same content will be loaded for HTTP and for HTTPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/command-line-verification-of-symlink-1024x294.jpg\" alt=\"command line verification of symlink\" class=\"wp-image-5571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/command-line-verification-of-symlink-1024x294.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/command-line-verification-of-symlink-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/command-line-verification-of-symlink-768x221.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/command-line-verification-of-symlink-1536x442.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/command-line-verification-of-symlink.jpg 1676w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"configuring_directadmin_to_automatically_make_a_symlink_from_private_html_-%3e_public_html\"><\/span>Configuring DirectAdmin to Automatically Make a Symlink From private_html\/ -&gt; public_html\/<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Like managing others, you may have no desire ever to have two separate sites hosted via HTTPS and HTTP. You may also find this extra step unnecessary and feel that this should be already done by default. If that is the case, have DirectAdmin automatically set up the symlink for you upon domain creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Login to the server as&nbsp;<strong>root<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/login-to-vps-as-root--1024x609.jpg\" alt=\"login to vps as root\" class=\"wp-image-5299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/login-to-vps-as-root--1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/login-to-vps-as-root--300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/login-to-vps-as-root--768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/login-to-vps-as-root-.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First, let us ensure that <strong>default_private_html_link<\/strong> is disabled by using the following command,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>&#91;root@host]# <strong>\/usr\/local\/directadmin\/directadmin c | grep private               \n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">default_private_html_link=0<\/span><\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the above output default_private_html_link=0. To enable it, we need to change it to change&nbsp;<strong>default_private_html=1<\/strong>. Run the following command,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>&#91;root@host]# <strong>\/usr\/local\/directadmin\/directadmin set default_private_html_link 1 restart<\/strong>\ndefault_private_html_link=1<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it! The symlink will now be created automatically for all the newly deployed DirectAdmin accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that we&#8217;ve gone over the fix of My Site Via HTTPS Shows, &#8220;To change this page, upload a new index.html to your private_html folder&#8221;. Using the elaborated steps, you can set up the symlink between public_html and private_html.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KnownHost offers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, all 7 days of the week best in class technical support. A dedicated team ready to help you with requests should you need our assistance. You\u2019re not using KnownHost for the best webhosting experience? Well, why not? Check with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/contact\">our Sales team<\/a>&nbsp;to see what can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/\">KnownHost<\/a>&nbsp;do for you in improving your webhosting experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With DirectAdmin, you could technically have two different sites for the same domain depending on whether or not you use HTTP or HTTPS. The HTTP site is loaded from public_html, and the HTTPS site is loaded from private_html. 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