What Is the Root Folder in Go Daddy?In Feburary 2016 30,

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Your website’s index.html page, also known as the home page, is the main page within the root directory. Internet search engines, domain registering services and related Web services all refer to the index.html page as the gateway to your website and its related pages. If you delete your Go Daddy account’s index.html file, your website will not launch when someone enters its domain name in an Internet browser.
Secondary Pages
Your Go Daddy’s root folder contains any secondary pages linked to the index.html page. Secondary pages may contain information about you or your business, pages with photo or video galleries, pages with contact information and/or external links or pages containing additional information related to your website. Your root folder can even contain pages that are not linked to the index.html page.
Images and Videos
In addition to the index.html and secondary pages, the root folder also contains any images and videos that are part of your website’s pages. The image and video files are linked to the pages using hyperlinks. If you make changes to any of your website’s images and videos, you must upload the new version of the files to your Go Daddy root folder before the changes are reflected on your website.
Additional Elements
Your Go Daddy’s root folder may also hold files and folders that may or may not be viewable by guests to website. These files and folders may include databases holding information collected about your website, guest book data files, folders containing pages you haven’t launched yet. You can also use your root folder as a backup directory by uploading files from your computer to the root folder, if desired.
Accessibility
Anyone can view your Go Daddy’s root folder using any Internet browser by entering your website’s Internet Protocol address, also known as the IP address. Visitors can see your root folder’s pages, folders and other files. You can restrict individuals from seeing your root folder by creating a false domain name and linking it to your Go Daddy IP address via “Domain Management.” You must log in to your Go Daddy “Account Manager” and access the “Web Hosting” link and then click “Launch” to navigate to the Domain Management utility. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the restriction process.
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