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[JoeB]

What do i need to put in my .htaccess file so the files of a directory are not listed when there is no index.html file.

Thanks

[jtan15]

You'll need to put this in the .htaccess file:

Options -Indexes

If this doesn't work, you'll need to insert this code into httpd.conf:

<Directory /path/to/directory>
AllowOverride Indexes
</Directory>

Hope this helps!

[JoeB]

Thanks! Worked like a charm.

[jtan15]

No problem, Joe.

[Pingu]

Should this be done for every single directory, or is there a way to make this, umm, default...

[jtan15]

Pingu,

In your httpd.conf file, you can insert this line:

Options -Indexes

But chances are you already have an "Options" line. So find that line in the config file and put a hyphen infront of Indexes. Or you can just delete Indexes from the list.

[sodapopinski]

Originally posted by Pingu
Should this be done for every single directory, or is there a way to make this, umm, default...

Yes, if you put that .htaccess file into your main public html dir (for example: /home/yourname/htdocs), it will affect every single dir.