Newbie needs correct info apache default page removal

Red Hat 7.1 issue --->Hello all , I feel like a retarded yoda but here it goes .......I just want to replace the apache test page and put my index page up in its place .I tried to copy the new index page from a floppy to the directory and this is shown as /var/www/html/index.html what can I do from here? its not working and Im burnt out looking on google for the quick fix (Ftp is not active inbound as well) do not know why Im like 80% there and a huge 20% stuck .Thanks in advanced for any assistance guys .[/b]

open /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and look for a line that says
DocumentRoot "/some/path"
Make that read:
DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"

Since the previous post handled the index page, I'll take care of the inbound ftp.
Is an ftp server running??
Redhat 7 is still running wu-ftpd.
First wu-ftp has a host of security issues. While nothing is perfect, I would suggest installing vs-ftpd. It's easy to install and configure. It also has a way to "jail" an ftp user to thier home directory. This way someone can't D/L or U/L a file where you don't want it.
I should also state for correctness that wu-ftpd could also "jail" a user.
But vs-ftp is better.