I am working on updating an old php website hosted on Dreamhost and there is a random, unknown file in the project with a .html extension: ajcyss2bv1f18lmrh84tcwhdxx0b8r.html.
The only thing the file contains is ajcyss2bv1f18lmrh84tcwhdxx0b8r.
The original creator of the site did not know where the file came from, or could not remember.
I did multiple searches on Google to seek a better understanding of what this file could be, but could not find a satisfactory answer. This is why I turned to the StackOverflow community.
Does anyone know what this file is? Thank you.
It is used to prove ownership of the website or domain for software such as Google Search Console or other services. They would be asking you to create this file at your web root when setting up.