Using htaccess, how to restrict seeing directory contents, but allow server to use the contents?

Question

More specifically, I have an htaccess file that restricts anyone from seeing the directory contents. Such that, nobody can see my 1000s of images in www.example.com/images by us

Answer 1

Option 1 (Easy but not Preferable)-

You do not need to create an index file like this-

  
  
    
Access Denied !!
  

And place it in each resource directories and directories you don't want to show users.

Option 2 (More Preferable)-

You can just add this at the end of your .htaccess file-

Options -Indexes

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So, your .htaccess file may be like this-

    
        Options -MultiViews
    

    RewriteEngine On

    # Redirect Trailing Slashes If Not A Folder...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ /$1 [L,R=301]

    # Handle Front Controller...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]

    # Handle Authorization Header
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} .
    RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

    Options -Indexes

If you do that and try to go to a directory, you would get something like this-

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So, no one will be able to discover any directory in server.

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