.htaccess file not being read (“Options -Indexes” in .htaccess file not working)

Question

I created an .htaccess file with only the following line:

Options -Indexes

However, the index is still shown for the directory.<

Answer 1

You should check that the Apache config allows for the .htaccess to be executed. In your virtualhost config, there should be a line:

AllowOverride All

If there isn't, that's why the .htaccess isn't taking effect.