.htaccess protect .txt files <--can scripts still access

I have several PHP scripts on my site that output data to a .txt files. I need to limit access to those files using .htaccess.

If I added this:

# prevent site fingerprinting via release related files
<FilesMatch "(^mytext1|mytext2|mytext3|mytext4).*\.txt$">
  Order deny,allow
  Deny from all
</FilesMatch>

PHP:

Would my php script still be able to write to these text files?

 

Yes, PHP scripts (on the same server) will still be able to access files.

 

Perfect, thanks!