diff --git a/components/header.php b/components/header.php
index dbba6a38fb139edd64dd2d0fb8b551048a0d8c2f..5ebaadee3edd9ff118c6aae779eb4c0713eaacca 100644
--- a/components/header.php
+++ b/components/header.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
       <nav class="navbar">
          <a href="all_posts.php" class="far fa-eye"></a>
-         <a href="login.php" class="fas fa-arrow-right-to-bracket"></a>
+         <a href="index.php" class="fas fa-arrow-right-to-bracket"></a>
          <a href="register.php" class="fa-solid fa-plus"></a>  
          <?php
             if($user_id != ''){
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
          <?php }else{ ?>
             <div class="flex-btn">
                <p>please login or register!</p>
-               <a href="login.php" class="inline-option-btn">login</a>
+               <a href="index.php" class="inline-option-btn">login</a>
                <a href="register.php" class="inline-option-btn">register</a>
             </div>
          <?php }; ?>
diff --git a/login.php b/index.php
similarity index 100%
rename from login.php
rename to index.php
diff --git a/register.php b/register.php
index d7aca48d2e4acdb275bec4e9a804130ef24fdea1..5ac67b11f6e158de719e9f80eb60c3397d68ca41 100644
--- a/register.php
+++ b/register.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
       <input type="password" name="c_pass" required maxlength="50" placeholder="confirm your password" class="box">
       <p class="placeholder">profile pic</p>
       <input type="file" name="image" class="box" accept="image/*">
-      <p class="link">already have an account? <a href="login.php">login now</a></p>
+      <p class="link">already have an account? <a href="index.php">login now</a></p>
       <input type="submit" value="register now" name="submit" class="btn">
    </form>