Prevent access to files in a certain folder

Question

I have a folder with a lot of .php files. I would like to deny access to them (using .htaccess). I know an option is to move this folder outside

Answer 1

1. Create .htaccess file inside the desired folder with the following contents:

   Deny from all

2. Edit apache2.conf or httpd.conf, whatever you find in Apache2 directory (probably located in /etc/apache2). You'll need to edit/check the following:

   AllowOverride ALL (in the related tag)

   AccessFileName .htaccess

3. Edit your site's configuration file only in case you have a tag specified inside it and add the following line:

   AllowOverride ALL

4. Restart your Apache2 server

   service apache2 restart

The above steps are all meant for Linux environments. The same instructions would work well for Windows environments except for the paths and the server restart command.

Reference: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/apache-htaccess/