.htaccess problem / Directory browsing

[abovebrd]

Can some point me to some useful info related to .htaccess files.

I am specifically looking for the syntax related to changing the default behaivor of directroy browsing. It seems that directory browsing is enabled by default. Someone once told me that this behavior can be modifed using an .htaccess file.

My goal is to prvent directory browsing sever wide. Currently I have to add a blank index.html file to prevent this.

Any suggestions ?

-Danny

 

[RhythmAce]

In the directories where you don't want indexing, look for Options in that directory's directory container and delete the Indexes option. Having an "index.html" file in all your directories is still a good idea though. It's a little added security, just in case. You can put a message in there or a redirect script.

"Now go do the right thing"

 

[rninja]

check out

http://www.bignosebird.com

for some info on .htaccess files and other apache stuff.


Rninja

 

[linuxtricks]

abovebrd,

In your httpd.conf file, look for the following line (or similar):

Options Indexes FollowSymLinks

and change it to:

Options FollowSymLinks

thus, getting rid of the Indexes option - server-wide.


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