Step::1 Login to your cPanel dashboard and click on File Manager
Step::2 Then go to public_html
Step::3 Here are some of the files which are responsible for homepage of your WordPress site like index.php, index.html, sample.html Now you just need to prioritize them in order to set the default homepage.
Step::4 Find .htaccess file inside public_html (If you don’t find .htaccess file then click on Settings from the top right corner to access the Settings menu. Select the Document Root and make sure Show Hidden files(dotfiles) is selected. Click on Save button.)
Watch this video to learn how to find htaccess or hidden (DOT) Files in cPanel-
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Step::4 Right-click the .htaccess file and Click on Edit.
It will show up the Edit pop up. Click on Edit button
Step::5 Add the following line of code in your .htaccess file to configure your index page.
Step::6 The server will read the file from left to right. If the server doesn’t find the first one, it will look for another one in the right.
Step::7 Save the changes and close the editor.
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