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You could just change the name of the file to that of the default document. &nbsp;Wouldn't require you to change anything else.
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You could just change the name of the file to that of the default document.  Wouldn't require you to change anything else.

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Or add a symbolic link e.g.<br />
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cd /var/www/directory/<br />
ln -s &nbsp;testfile.html &nbsp; index.html
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Or add a symbolic link e.g.

cd /var/www/directory/
ln -s  testfile.html   index.html

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We have a website hosted on an Apache server. &nbsp;(I am completely unfamiliar with the Apache platform, my experience is in IIS)<br />
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Our marketing department wants to publish a URL, www.site.com/directory&nbsp;and they want it to automatically pull up www.site.com/directory/testfile.html&nbsp;<br />
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In IIS, I'd just set the default document for that directory to the desired file.<br />
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I have no idea how to do this in Apache.
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We have a website hosted on an Apache server.  (I am completely unfamiliar with the Apache platform, my experience is in IIS)

Our marketing department wants to publish a URL, www.site.com/directory and they want it to automatically pull up www.site.com/directory/testfile.html 

In IIS, I'd just set the default document for that directory to the desired file.

I have no idea how to do this in Apache.

Apache Redirect/Alias/Default Document?

The Apache HTTP Server is a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards. Typically Apache is run on a Unix-like operating system, but it is available for a wide variety of operating systems, including Linux, Novell NetWare, Mac OS-X and Windows. Released under the Apache License, Apache is open-source software.

Apache Web Server

A web server refers to the software that helps to deliver web content that can be accessed either through the Internet or through an intranet. The primary function of a web server is to store, process and deliver web pages to clients. The communication between client and server takes place using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The most common use of web servers is to host websites, but there are other uses such as gaming, data storage, running enterprise applications, handling email, FTP, etc.