I have recently begun using htaccess files a lot. For error pages and hot linking etc.

But when it comes to image directories how do you prevent anyone seeing the whole directory when you go to it? Of course an html document in the folder would work... but what if you had a gazillion sub folders of images? Putting an html document in each and every one of them would suck!

So surely there's a way with an htaccess file? So that you can see the images but not the image folder. Hope that makes sense?

Regards,
Shannon
Down the Garden Path

If you are on a Cpanel server, there is a setting within the control panel to disable a directory listing. If you use that setting, you can ensure the folks can't browse your directories and only through the proper links they'll know the file name/image.

If not using CPanel, you can always create your own .htaccess. Keep it in the top directory - above your html directory ( so that its settings are right across all the below subfolders )

Put a .htaccess file in your /home or equivalent directory.

In it put

Options -Indexes

That will stop directory viewing when no index file is present.

Warm Regards,

that's it?

just

Options - Indexes

and that will prevent folders without index pages from being viewable?

I do have cpanel but cannot see in there where to do such a thing

Its Options -Indexes , not Options - Indexes.

Its a simple syntax which says, use Options and -(negative - no) Indexes

Maketh sense ?

As for Cpanel, if you are using bluelagoon as the skin, the option can be found under :

Site Management : Index Manager

Thank you so much!