Directory fix? and location of .htaccess? .. please help

[muchalipski]

When I visit my www.myname.com/images via web browser, it shows a root directory. Where in my httpd do I change this? or is this located else where?

Also if any one cares to explain where does the .htaccess go?

Thank you,
SKi

[Izzy]

When I visit my www.myname.com/images via web browser, it shows a root directory. Where in my httpd do I change this? or is this located else where?

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.3/mod/mo ... dexoptions

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.3/mod/core.html#options

Warning

Mixing Options with a + or - with those without is not valid syntax, and is likely to cause unexpected results.

In your xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf file you may have a Directory Directive similar to this:

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<Directory "C:/xampp/path/to/your/website" >
Options +Indexes +FollowSymLinks +Includes +ExecCGI
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

You will see +Indexes which is the Index Options Directive that gives you the unwanted file listing if no index.html/index.php is present in a directory.

You need to change this to -Indexes and you will then be given:

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Access forbidden!

You don't have permission to access the requested directory. There is either no index document or the directory is read-protected.

If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.
Error 403

When trying to access a directory without an index file.

(Or in the default Directory Directive in the httpd.conf file you would add -Indexes after Options +FollowSymLinks

Options +FollowSymLinks -Indexes

This would default all directories to no directory file listing and give the Error 403 page.

You would then have to change any directory you want to have a file listing by adding Options +Indexes in a .htaccess file in that directory to override the default settings you set in your httpd.conf file).

Note
By far the best solution and the most user friendly I have found to control directory listings in a given directory is to put either a blank index.html/index.php or a redirecting index.html/index.php file in the directory that sends the user to your home page or gives them a much friendlier error message.

If you look at most content manager scripts like Joomla etc. you will find they adopt this blank index.html strategy.

Also if any one cares to explain where does the .htaccess go?

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.3/howto/htaccess.html

Normally the .htaccess file goes into the root directory of your web site and controls all those files in the web site root directory and all the sub directories and their files under the root.

Or you can place a .htaccess file in a directory by directory basis.
HTH

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[muchalipski]

All right, thanks Izzy!