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Revision as of 13:53, 9 September 2011
, 9 September 2011Punctuation and grammatical changes; some clarification.
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'''Prevent Folder (Directory) listing''' | '''Prevent Folder (Directory) listing''' | ||
Sometimes I use the term folder and at other times directory; these are interchangeable and mean the same thing, so forgive me when I do this. | |||
If you have read the [Htaccess: Site error documents | site error documents page]] you will have created a folder named error. Type the following into your browser address bar : '''<nowiki>http://localhost/errors/</nowiki>''' you will be greeted with a full listing of its content (folders and files). | If you have read the [Htaccess: Site error documents | site error documents page]] you will have created a folder named '''error'''. Type the following into your browser address bar: '''<nowiki>http://localhost/errors/</nowiki>''' and you will be greeted with a full listing of its content (folders and files). | ||
Try it on any folder that does not contain | Try it on any folder that does not contain one of the following pages: | ||
:* index.html, index.shtml, index.html.var | :* index.html, index.shtml, index.html.var | ||
:* index.htm, index.php3, index.php | :* index.htm, index.php3, index.php | ||
:* index.pl, index.cgi | :* index.pl, index.cgi | ||
and you will receive a listing of its contents as would anyone on the internet. | and you will receive a listing of its contents, as would anyone on the internet. | ||
You | You may not find this a desirable response. This page shows you how to prevent this listing. | ||
== htaccess commands == | == htaccess commands == | ||
There is only a single command to learn: | There is only a single command to learn: | ||
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'''IndexIgnore <nowiki>*</nowiki>''' | '''IndexIgnore <nowiki>*</nowiki>''' | ||
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This prevents listing of all the files | This prevents listing of all the files; the * is a wildcard that matches all files | ||
|-style="background:#f9f9f9" | |-style="background:#f9f9f9" | ||
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'''<nowiki>IndexIgnore *.gif *.jpg </nowiki>''' | '''<nowiki>IndexIgnore *.gif *.jpg </nowiki>''' | ||
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You can be selective and state the file types you do not want listed. Again the wildcard matches all files | You can be selective and state the file types you do not want listed. Again the wildcard matches all files; in this example all gif and jpg image files are targeted and will not be displayed, while all others will be displayed. | ||
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== Personalise index page listings == | == Personalise index page listings == | ||
If you are not going to prevent folder listings consider personalising the page displayed. | If you are not going to prevent folder listings, consider personalising the page displayed. | ||
You can personalise the index pages listed by adding a header and footer. This requires either one of two files placed in the folder with the htaccess file as follows: | You can personalise the index pages listed by adding a header and footer. This requires either one of two files placed in the folder with the .htaccess file as follows: | ||
{|cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" | {|cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" | ||
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This is just a text file containing something like this: | This is just a text file containing something like this: | ||
'''<nowiki><h1>Power of htaccess</h1></nowiki>''' | '''<nowiki><h1>Power of .htaccess</h1></nowiki>''' | ||
'''''Note'':''' You can insert any regular HTML tag. | '''''Note'':''' You can insert any regular HTML tag. These are not complete HTML pages, just snippets that are included. | ||
|-style="background:#f9f9f9" | |-style="background:#f9f9f9" | ||
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'''README.html''' | '''README.html''' | ||
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Again this is a text file that uses any regular HTML tag for example: | Again this is a text file that uses any regular HTML tag, for example: | ||
'''<nowiki><h1>More Power of htaccess</h1>'''</nowiki><br> | '''<nowiki><h1>More Power of htaccess</h1>'''</nowiki><br> | ||
'''<nowiki><p>Why | '''<nowiki><p>Why the name README and not FOOTER, I have no idea</p></nowiki>''' | ||
'''''Note'':''' You can insert any regular HTML tag. | '''''Note'':''' You can insert any regular HTML tag. These are not complete HTML pages, just snippets that are included. | ||
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[[Category: Support]] | [[Category: Support]] | ||
[[Category: Application]] | [[Category: Application]] | ||
[[Category: Development]] | [[Category: Development]] | ||