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[[Htaccess: Introduction | Introduction]] | | [[Htaccess: Introduction | Introduction]] | | ||
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'''.htaccess''' - ''Apache directory-level configuration file'' | '''.htaccess''' - ''Apache directory-level configuration file'' | ||
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'''Prevent Folder | '''Prevent Directory (Folder) Listing''' | ||
If you have read the [[Htaccess: Site error documents | Site error documents page]], you will have created a | If you have read the [[Htaccess: Site error documents | Site error documents page]], you will have created a directory 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 (directories and files). | ||
Try it on any | Try it on any directory 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 | and you will receive a listing of its contents, as would anyone on the Internet. | ||
While this may be useful in some cases, this is not a desirable response for security reasons. The following shows you how to prevent this listing. | |||
== .htaccess commands == | == .htaccess commands == | ||
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== Personalise index page listings == | == Personalise index page listings == | ||
If you are not going to prevent | If you are not going to prevent directory 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 | You can personalise the index pages listed by adding a header and footer. This requires either one of two files placed in the directory with the .htaccess file as follows: | ||
{|cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" | {|cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" | ||
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'''README.html''' | '''README.html''' | ||
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Again this is a text file that uses any regular HTML tag | 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> | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category: Apache Configuration]] | ||