Styling Apache Indexes (February 13, 2013)
The default output of Apaches Options +Indexes doesn’t look good at all. Very 1990 something… But - as with pretty much any open source open source software - there are tons of options, which enable you to change everything to your likings!
The contents of .htaccess
# default order: descending by name
IndexOrderDefault Descending Name
# set the following options:
# - ignore case
# - don't display the description column
# - display folders first
# - set the width of the name column to 40 chars
# - don't display the default HTML output (doctype, head, ..., starting <body> tag)
# - use Fancy Indexing
# - set IconHeight und Width to 16 pixels (FamFams Icons use these dimensions)
IndexOptions +IgnoreCase +SuppressDescription +FoldersFirst +NameWidth=40 +SuppressHTMLPreamble +FancyIndexing +IconHeight=16 +IconWidth=16
# we want to use indexes for this folder!
Options +Indexes
# the header template, which is displayed before the list
HeaderName ../list_header.html
# the footer template, which is displayed after the list
ReadmeName ../list_footer.html
# don't display the link to the root folder
IndexIgnore ..
# set the default icon to a fancy famfam icon
DefaultIcon ../images/bricks.png