Developing Webs

If you want to preventing directory listing / prevent your server from displaying entire content of directory, here some tips :

1. Add an empty file named index.htm or index.html or index.php; this will show a blank page for the directory.
2. Add / edit your .htaccess file, and add this code

Options -Indexes

this will throw a 403 Fobidden  HTTP respose. a – (minus) sign tells Apache to do not index / listing file in the current or sub directory.
3. For a specific file do not allow to list you can modify .htaccess file with this code

IndexIgnore *.zip *.jpg *.gif

This will hide all files with .zip ,  .jpg and .gif extension.

PS: this tips works on apache http server only.

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