How can i block a folder so that only i can get info it.

We'll need more than that to go on - we can't read your mind

Is it a folder on a web server or your local machine? Is it running Linux or Windows? What do you mean by 'get info on it'?

Under Linux you can use chmod to change the file permission for the directory itself. If you set the permissions to zero for everyone but the owner (you) then no-one else can modify it, or even read it.

chmod 700 <insert directoryname here>

will do that for you

if you don't have shell access, you can use your FTP prog to set permissions.

Like Oberon said a little more information would help....If you are trying to block folders on the web there is many many ways to accomplish this....It could be as simple as placing a blank index.html file in the directory you want or as complex as settin permissions with .htaccess files....It can sometimes be done with your "hosts" control panel or with WYSIWYG editors like Frontpage and (I think) Dreamweaver.........

It a windows server. and i want to block it for the out side world. So that only me can enter that folder.

Just put it outside your web root?

how? bicous than link dont work.

Like CasaPages said, it can probably be done from your hosting control panel. If you have cPanel, then it definitely can be done from there.

(Digression: Oberon, I tried to run the php code in your signature but didn't get anything meaningful. What's it supposed to say?)

but im using windows so how do i use it than.

Ok are you talking about a website folder....or a folder on your local machine?

If you need to protect files that aren't script files, then you will need to contact your host and see if they will set up a user account for you and then set permissions on that folder so only you and admins can access it, and not anonymous users.

Not always Minaki, but yes contacting your host will probably help....then again if you are trying to protect a folder on your local machine that is a completely different story.........

It a folder on my own server that why its in windows.

OK - you mean it's a folder on your own server, but you want to be able to access it from the web, but just you and no-one else right?

If this were an apache web server I'd go down the .htaccess route. Does anyone know of a windows server based equivalent?

You could do it with an ISAPI filter I guess but that would still envolve messing on the server side and be more complicated than setting up permissions!

In ASP.NET you can prevent access using the WEB.CONFIG file but I'm not sure if this can protect an entire folder...

In your IIS manager, right click on the directory you want to protect (should be under "Default Web Site" somewhere). Go to the Directory Security tab. Click "Edit" under "Anonymous access and authentication control". From there, you can disable anonymous access and set a password requirement.

It's not as neat as an Apache deny rule, but that's the only way I know of. There probably is a way, but IIS isn't exactly my favourite server.

I dont use IIS i use

Apace v2
PHP 5
mysql 4.1 newst
phpmyadmin newst.

I nied same sort a control panel like cpanel or so to block it?

Nope you can use .htaccess files

have a look at these links

.htaccess Tutorial
Part 3 is on password protection

Apache Tutorial: .htaccess files
This is very technical

Javascriptkit.com Comprehensive guid to .htaccess

A rather simple/basic .htaccess tutorial

Thos should get you started

For Apache, I use this htaccess to block everyone out:

Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 127.0.0.1

Since most of my stuff is meant for me alone, I put this in the my root web directory and whatever I want public I just "override" the settings with some more htaccess:

Order Allow,Deny
Allow from all

If you want access to it from a web terminal won't you need to set up a .htpasswd file?

If you want to access it away from localhost, then you would need to use a different method (like HTTP auth, as you suggested). I got the impression he simply wanted to protect his localhost files from the outside, though.