Block direct access to subfolders with .htaccess or other methods

Question

Sorry for my bad english :)

I've a question.

How can i block with an error page, or redirect an user that is trying to access subfolders, in my website? I don't need password protected folders but just a displayed error for all subfolders.

Example:

www.mysite.com/folder - this folder content should not be visible to users

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 25 '13 at 07:11

This is a simple solution without editing the .htaccess file.

Create a new index.html or index.php file in your folder and write these line on the body.

In PHP:

    <?php    
      header("Location:../index.php");
    ?>

In HTML:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1;url=http://www.yourDomainName.com">
    <script language="javascript">
        window.location.href = "http://youDomainName.com"
    </script>
    <title>Page Redirection</title>
</head>
<body>
    If you are not redirected automatically, follow the <a href='http://www.yourDomainName.lk'>link to Your domain name home page</a>
</body>
</html>

From this way you can block

www.yourDomain.com/img

folder

www.yourDomain.com/css

folder and other folders you wish to deny access easily. I don't know still can hackers bypass this files but this is the simple solution. Try this and see the answers for yourself.

Block direct access to subfolders with .htaccess or other methods

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