Getting Files/Directory listings of websites?
Is it possible to get simple directory and file listings of a website? Like, say I were to request I would get a listing of the index. htm and all the other folders such as images and such. . . kinda like I am ftping into the site, but not.
Is it possible to get simple directory and file listings of a website? Like, say I were to request www.ntcompatible.com I would get a listing of the index.htm and all the other folders such as images and such... kinda like I am ftping into the site, but not....
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Most sites have virtual directory listing denied, as it is a security risk. Anything specific you're looking for, or just poking around?
Even still... how would I go about checking? I mean, it would atleast be worth my time to give it a shot. Another thing I thought of for myself was my own site. I cant ftp to it while I am at school because they block ports and I sometiems forget what all I have on there and in what directories. This would helpe me out.... (also comes in handy when I am looking for movies on those free movie sites )
So how would I go about doing this?
So how would I go about doing this?
If there is an index.htm(l) or similar file or script, you cannot view virtual directory listings, unless it has been enabled by the web server administrator.
An example of how to view, assuming the server configuration allows it would be:
http://www.servername.com/pictures/
Now, if the url was something like:
http://www.servername.com/pictures/mypicts.html
then the mypicts.html page would be loaded instead of a directory listing.
If there was an index.htm(l) present in the /pictures/ folder, again, by default, that would be loaded and essentially prevent directory listing.
An example of how to view, assuming the server configuration allows it would be:
http://www.servername.com/pictures/
Now, if the url was something like:
http://www.servername.com/pictures/mypicts.html
then the mypicts.html page would be loaded instead of a directory listing.
If there was an index.htm(l) present in the /pictures/ folder, again, by default, that would be loaded and essentially prevent directory listing.
Quote:yeah I know that but I was wondering if there was a way of searching or displaying all files with some sort of program.
I seriously doubt that it is possible if the directory listing is turned off on the server. There are applications out there that if you give it a base page, it will download all linked pages recursively. I currently use one on my powerbook but I am sure there are windows programs that do the same thing. It's pretty trivial code.
I seriously doubt that it is possible if the directory listing is turned off on the server. There are applications out there that if you give it a base page, it will download all linked pages recursively. I currently use one on my powerbook but I am sure there are windows programs that do the same thing. It's pretty trivial code.
teleport PRO - it is a web spider - u can download an antire web site + dir structure or other ways.
Even Teleport Pro can only follow links. Normally when you get a directory listing of a web site, it is still really the web server looking at the directory, gathering the file names, and formatting it in html with links to the real files. So all Teleport Pro does is parse out the links and recurse into the link targets. Any files that are not linked to will not be gathered.
