How to install Favicon on your site
Posted by HostsVault | Posted in How-To's | Posted on 13-08-2008-05-2008
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How Do You Make Favicon.ico Files?
Create a file that is 16 x 16 pixels with 16 colors. Then use a program like http://irfanview.com, or http://gimp.org to save it as an ico ( icon ) file with the name “favicon.ico”. You can also visit Favicon UK. They have a free online icon maker that sends your favicon.ico file to you via email.
Or even generate it online using http://www.favicongenerator.com/
Note, you can’t simply save a graphic file with .ico extension and hope it works. It must be a favicon.ico format.
How Do You Install Favicons?
Name the file favicon.ico ( must be a real icon file ), and upload it into your web directory in the root of your html files. For example you would put it here: http://www.domain.com/favicon.ico
Also add this line in your html head section :
If anyone bookmarks your web page now it will list that favicon will show up in their favorites and when they return to your website.
If you want them to have the same favicon on every page you’ll have to add some html code into your headers
What about Apache MIME types and Favicons?
By default your httpd.conf file should be set with “AddType image/x-icon .ico”, but if it isn’t, you need to get your server admin to add that line.
