After uploading files to a webser is it automatic that whoever types the url goes to the default pag

I have uploaded html files to the web hosting site and included the start page as index.html. I thought that the moment the user types the url of the website and clicks go then he/she would be taken to the default website. This is not the case, to access mine the user has to type www.mydomain.com/index.html yet i want the user to just type www.mydomain.com and click go.

After uploading files to a webser is it automatic that whoever types the url goes to the default page?

Check with your host. Nearly all use index.html or index.htm. I have seen some though that use a variant like start.htm etc. Another one that used to be common place was default.html though that is in little use today. Hope this helps