[HELP] How to disable directory browsing.

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by PinoyEngine™, Dec 29, 2009.

  1. #1
    Hello guys! I am having problem that everybody could access my sites folder.

    Example is:

    mydomain.com/files

    they can easily browse the files under it.

    How can I limit them from doing that?
    telling.

    Forbidden.

    Thank you very much and Happy New Year!
     
    PinoyEngine™, Dec 29, 2009 IP
  2. bloomsden

    bloomsden Well-Known Member

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    You can solve this problem by using .htaccess file.

    References:

    http://zoo.yootheme.com/documentation/item/root/how-to-protect-files-using-the-download-element-and-htaccess
    Code (markup):
    http://corz.org/serv/tricks/htaccess.php
    Code (markup):
    Just create the .txt file with the things to block and upload to your host and then rename to .htaccess

    I hope this would helpful to solve your issue.
     
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  3. RHS-Chris

    RHS-Chris Well-Known Member

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    Easy way to hide everything, place this in your .htaccess file:

    IndexIgnore *.*


    That will ignore all files when an index is requested.
     
    RHS-Chris, Dec 29, 2009 IP
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  4. PinoyEngine™

    PinoyEngine™ Well-Known Member

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    thanks to both of you.
    Rep+ to both of you!

    happy New Year!
     
    PinoyEngine™, Dec 31, 2009 IP
  5. replicahome

    replicahome Peon

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    If you use IIS,it is easy to disable it.
     
    replicahome, Jan 1, 2010 IP