What is favicon.ico, and why am I getting so many requests for it in my logs?

Recently most browsers have been updated to ask for the Favorite Icon by default.  This request

is for the little graphic that shows up next to the url in your address bar.  For an example, you

can view http://www.google.com/.  If you’ll notice, there is a small G next to the address bar.



The easiest way to stop this error message, is to place a small file named favicon.ico in your

document root.  The file does not have to have anything in it at all, but it must be there.  You

can of course create your own Icon, but that will not be covered in this document.

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