title: Is it necessary to set [DirectoryIndex] while not using index.php?
body: <p>My sites root access is managed by htaccess: it redirects various aliases to their own home files <code>/en/home</code> for english <code>/de/home</code> for Deutsch etcettera. Previously, I used index.php to route and redirect all that, and hence the DirectoryIndex had something like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>DirectoryIndex /index.php
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now, however, there is no index.php file, so I commented it </p>
  
  <pre><code># DirectoryIndex /index.php
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Would it be better to uncomment is and set it to the default /en/home  (with or without .php because in this case?  I have set up rules sohat my pages in browser also work when no extension is given)</p>
  
  <pre><code>DirectoryIndex /en/home
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>In all the above cases, my websites work fine and I don't see ANY change when I set either of the three instances as above. but ... "there's gotta be one best ain't it?"</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>