Apache & ModRewrite: How to easily deny access to a folder with htaccess

Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by Dragos in Apache & mod_rewrite, Coding

Working on a project right now I was looking for a solution to protect a folder containing template php files (includes in larger files). One solution would be to chmod the folder to avoid external meddling of one’s curious eyes. But working with Apache’s features I found out that it is more convenient to use the mod_rewrite feature to deny access to a folder and its content. Here’s the solution. In my case the folder I was trying to protect was templates so my code looked as following (simplified):


Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
#replace the word templates with the name of your own folder
RewriteRule ^/?templates/?(.*)?$ - [F,L]


                    
                    

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