Block User Agent From Root and Sub-directories

[bumpaw]

RewriteEngine on
#
RewriteCond %{HTTP_user_agent} libwww-perl [NC]
RewriteRule ^ - [F]

I am trying to use this from an old post by jdMorgan [webmasterworld.com...]

The result on my site is that it blocks access only to files in my root directory /public_html. Sub-directories are unaffected.

I have changed the user agent on my site to WebDataCentre and am testing with FireFox and the User Agent Switcher.

I am wondering if the problem lies in the way Apache is configured in my setup.

[jdMorgan]

Try adding "RewriteOptions inherit" to any subdirectories which have their own .htaccess files.

If that's not applicable or doesn't help, then disable MultiViews and, on APache 2.0 or higher, disable AcceptPathInfo if you don't use these features.

Jim

[bumpaw]

RewriteOptions inherit

This seems to be the ticket. Thanks so much.