Forbidden directory. what about subdirectories?

[asantos]

hi
i implemented this rule so no one can list my inc/ directory files:

RewriteRule ^inc/?$ / [F,NC,L]

It works great! But, what happens if i have another directory inside inc/, which is called 'important'

Is there a way for me to implement a rule that redirects the user if he tries to access inc/ or any of its subdirectories?

[DrDoc]

RewriteRule ^inc/important/?$ /inc/important/ [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^inc/?$ / [F,NC,L]

[asantos]

Thanks for the reply,
is there a way to do it dinamically so i dont have to be setting a redirect for each subdirectory?

[DrDoc]

You can always do a generic redirect for subdirectories.

RewriteRule ^inc/(.+)/?$ /inc/$1/ [NC,L]

Note that this doesn't really redirect anywhere (not sure if you have a specific file you want loaded if someone tries to list the directory). If no redirection is needed, you should just use a RewriteCond.

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}!^/inc/.+/ [NC]
RewriteRule ^inc/?$ / [F,NC,L]

[asantos]

thanks, ill test it at home in a few hours.

[jdMorgan]

Note that removing the end-anchor from the pattern is probably sufficient to achieve the desired behaviour.

RewriteRule ^inc/? - [NC,F]

Also, note the use of "-" as the substitution -- It's a special token, meaning "just leave the URL-path alone, and do the flag stuff". Also, the [L] flag used with [F], [G], or [P] is redundant.

Jim