# Another Multiple Index File situation **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [October 18, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/another-multiple-index-file-situation/35295 "2020-10-18T19:11:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zamboknee](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/zamboknee/32/25532_2.png) [@zamboknee](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/zamboknee)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/another-multiple-index-file-situation/35295/1 "2020-10-18T19:11:54Z")
Went to publish and got the ‘multiple index’ warning. ![Screen Shot 2020-10-18 at 1.54.05 PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/4/4/4434560b10e5ce4e183b213792ae51ed7ba8bc00.png) Opened FTP app (Transmit) and copied off then removed the ‘index.html’ file. Tried to republish and it STILL gives me the same message. How do I resolve this? ---
**Author:** ![instacks](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/instacks/32/23339_2.png) [@instacks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/instacks)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/another-multiple-index-file-situation/35295/2 "2020-10-18T19:15:50Z")
Also in all subfolders? ---
**Author:** ![zamboknee](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/zamboknee/32/25532_2.png) [@zamboknee](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/zamboknee)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/another-multiple-index-file-situation/35295/3 "2020-10-18T19:16:46Z")
the only ‘index.html’ I’m finding is in the ‘public\_html’ folder ---
**Author:** ![Mathew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mathew/32/2771_2.png) [@Mathew](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Mathew)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/another-multiple-index-file-situation/35295/4 "2020-10-18T19:23:03Z")
@zamboknee Each page on your website will have an index file. You are talking about the one at the main level. But for each sub-level of folders there will also be an index file. It seems like you have changed from HTML to PHP for your index files on multiple pages. This can easily happen. So you’ll need to explore all those subfolders. It’s also possible you changed from PHP to HTML, but that’s less likely for most folks. ---
**Author:** ![zamboknee](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/zamboknee/32/25532_2.png) [@zamboknee](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/zamboknee)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/another-multiple-index-file-situation/35295/5 "2020-10-18T21:15:56Z")
Thanks Mathew. Trying to search the entire server for ‘index.html’ but Transmit only allows me to look in the current folder/area. Is there a way to search for index.html on the entire site using FTP? ---
**Author:** ![Mathew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/mathew/32/2771_2.png) [@Mathew](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Mathew)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/another-multiple-index-file-situation/35295/6 "2020-10-18T21:33:26Z")
That I know of … Transmit only searches in the folder you are currently in. You’ll have to individually go into each folder and delete the offending HTML version. A quicker solution, if you have lots of subfolders, is to completely erase/delete your website so you end up with nothing in public\_html. But I have no idea how you’ve designed your site. You might want to keep the folder with backups of your project (if you created) and maybe you have some other special setups. These are things I don’t know about in your case. … but in general just delete your entire contents and then within RW choose republish all files. ---
**Author:** ![dripple](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dripple/32/20481_2.png) [@dripple](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dripple)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/another-multiple-index-file-situation/35295/7 "2020-10-19T08:28:18Z")
I had this serveral times in the past, happens. I just delete the project on the server completely and re-publish my project again. No fuss with searching for files. ---
**Author:** ![zamboknee](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/zamboknee/32/25532_2.png) [@zamboknee](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/zamboknee)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/another-multiple-index-file-situation/35295/8 "2020-10-20T14:07:16Z")
So delete EVERYTHING on server or just everything WITHIN the ‘public\_html’ folder? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![dripple](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dripple/32/20481_2.png) [@dripple](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dripple)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/another-multiple-index-file-situation/35295/9 "2020-10-20T14:12:17Z")
Only the folder “public\_html” and subfolders where your project is delivered from but do a back up first. I just had the issue a couple of minutes ago: added as stach and was wondering why my changes didn’t get published… the server picked the old `index.html` instead of the `newer index.php` 🙂. ---
**Author:** ![wirrah](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/wirrah/32/22867_2.png) [@wirrah](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/wirrah)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/another-multiple-index-file-situation/35295/10 "2020-10-20T20:51:59Z")
Out of interest you can mount your ftp site in the Finder and use the standard Mac OS search box. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/another-multiple-index-file-situation/35295/11 "2020-11-20T06:52:04Z")
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