How to prevent browsing directory ?

[tnlsolutions]

Hi all,

I'm using shared hosting in JaguarPC, and I want others can't browser my directory, they can only see the web pages by links in browser.

Can you give me solution ? Thanks

Regards

Thang Nguyen

[Vin DSL]

I put the following in the root .htaccess file (/public_html/ directory):

# NO FILES will be listed in folders, even if index files are missing.
Options -Indexes

Give it a try: http://www.lenon.com/public/

[tnlsolutions]

Thanks Vin DSL,
I made .htaccess file and uploaded to folder i want to prevent, however then I can't access files by web browser. I checked in Error Log and its error is .htaccess:
Invalid command '\xef\xbb\xbfOptions', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration
Thanks

Regards

[jason]

The .htaccess file contents should only contain "Options -Indexes" (without the quotes). It looks as though you are trying to specify a path within that file and that is incorrect. As a security precaution, Apache prevents any access to the content controlled by an .htaccess file when there is an error in the .htaccess.

.htaccess files apply to the directory in which they reside and any directories below that directory and are cumulative, so an .htaccess file placed at the top of your site will control the entire site, a second placed at /services will control /services/abc, /services/def, etc.

--Jason

[tnlsolutions]

Thanks alot, Jason. Problem was fixed.