How can I restrict access to a folder or a file to other users in htaccess?

Question

I want to restrict access to some folders and files but only when a user tries to access to it through the url, not when the website access to these files. For example restrict the folders images, javascript,... I tried in different ways but I always got error 500. Basically, I don't want external users to list my website directory and open their files, if it is possible to accomplish.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

This is pure mod_rewrite based solution:

RewriteRule ^(includes/|submit\.php) - [F,L,NC]

This will show forbidden error to use if URI contains certain paths.

Answer 2

You are getting a 500 error because the container cannot be used in an htaccess file (which is essentially all inside a directory container for the directory that it's in). What you need to do is remove the container from your htaccess file, and leave the Deny from all bit:

htaccess file in your document root:

Refuse direct access to all files
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from 127.0.0.1

Then create an htaccess file in the uploads/files/ , uploads/images/pages/ and uploads/images/store/ (and whatever other directories that you want to allow access to):

Allow from all

Answer 3

put .htaccess and edit with "Deny from all". That's it.