.htaccess. deny root, allow specific subfolder. Possible?

Question

How can I deny access to http://sub.mydomain.com/, but allow for (completely) http://sub.mydomain.com/test (or http://sub.mydomain.com/test/)

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Answer 1

.htaccess directives apply to that directory, and all subdirectories thereof, so you should disallow access in your DocumentRoot,

http://sub.mydomain.com/.htaccess:

Order deny,allow
Deny from all

And override that in any specific subdirectories you would like to allow access to,

http://sub.mydomain.com/test/.htaccess:

Order allow,deny
Allow from all