[SOLVED] How to download a file that I accidently removed?

horwoodabitibi · 07-21-2017, 12:40 AM

I am building a "LAMP." After installing Myslq I accidently erased the "index.html" file from /var/www directory. Is it possible to download just that file? I have tried to re-installing myslq-server but I get the message that it is already installed.

Thank you
Don

hazel · 07-21-2017, 12:57 AM

If you use apt-get with the -d option, it should just download the package. Then you could use dpkg to unpack it and find the file you want.

A simpler procedure would be to remove mysqlq and then install it again.

Turbocapitalist · 07-21-2017, 01:24 AM

That file is probably from the Apache2 package. You can be sure by checking:

Code:

dpkg -S /var/www/index.html

Then once you know the name of the package it came from, maybe the easy way is to reinstall it.

Code:

apt-get --reinstall install apache2

However, that specific file is not so important. You can make your own and it would be just as valid.

HappyTux · 07-21-2017, 06:29 AM

Here is the default file.

Code:

cat /var/www/index.html
<html><body><h1>It works!</h1>
<p>This is the default web page for this server.</p>
<p>The web server software is running but no content has been added, yet.</p>
</body></html>

The default permissions of the file.

Code:

ls -l /var/www/index.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 177 Nov 22  2016 /var/www/index.html

horwoodabitibi · 07-21-2017, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by horwoodabitibi

I am building a "LAMP." After installing Myslq I accidently erased the "index.html" file from /var/www directory. Is it possible to download just that file? I have tried to re-installing myslq-server but I get the message that it is already installed.

Thank you
Don

Thank you for your help. My little problem is resolved!
Don

hazel · 07-21-2017, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by horwoodabitibi

Thank you for your help. My little problem is resolved!
Don

Mark it as solved then.