Entries tagged "htaccess"
Disable Directory Indexes and Handle 403 Errors with .htaccess
The websites I develop for normally display the contents of a folder when an index file, like index.php, isn't present. This setup may work for some websites, but not the ones I work on. Instead of adding unnecessary index pages to prevent this type of activity, let's look at how the .htaccess file can help. [Continue reading]
Create Error 404 Page with .htaccess
How does your website handle missing pages? If a page ever gets renamed, moved to a different folder, or removed altogether; what do visitors of the old website address see? If they're greeted with a generic system message, there is a better way. Let's take a quick look at using .htaccess files and creating an Error 404 page to display a more user-friendly message. [Continue reading]
