How to turn off open directory listing on webpage

[WhiteKnight]

I'm sure that there is a thread about this but I can't figure out what to search for. I tried "directory listing" and a few others but couldn't find what I'm looking for.

I have some webspace on my grad school department's server and I'd like to put up some info. How do I make it so that directory listing is not available? i.e. if I have a bunch of files in www.site.com/me/files, you can't just see the entire file list by going to that address (you have to know the file name or have a link to it). Some people suggested that I could just put a blank index.html file in there, and that works, but I know that there is a better way to do it. I don't have much web design experience but I am guessing that I don't need it anyway. Can anyone help me out? Thanks.

 

[yllus]

1. Create a textfile called .htaccess on your local machine
2. Open it up in Notepad.
3. Put the following text in it, and nothing else: Options -Indexes
4. Upload file .htaccess to the directory you wish to become unbrowsable.

 

[deftron]

nm

 

[Bassyhead]

Sometimes the serving application itself will have an option to turn directory listing on/off.

 

[JonnyBlaze]

.htaccess dosent work everytime. it had to be allowed. atleast using apache it does.

JB

 

[vi edit]

Open IIS, do a properties on the site, uncheck "Allow Directory Browsing".

/me dons flame repellent suit to fend off the *Nix Nuts.

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Open IIS, do a properties on the site, uncheck "Allow Directory Browsing".

/me dons flame repellent suit to fend off the *Nix Nuts.

/me fires up flamethrower to burn right through that pansy Nomex crap

 

[WhiteKnight]

Originally posted by: yllus
1. Create a textfile called .htaccess on your local machine
2. Open it up in Notepad.
3. Put the following text in it, and nothing else: Options -Indexes
4. Upload file .htaccess to the directory you wish to become unbrowsable.

Thanks! That worked. However, when I connect using SSH, I can't see the .htaccess file once it's uploaded. Is there a setting somewhere that's hiding it?

 

[WhiteKnight]

nm, found it. Thanks again!

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: WhiteKnight

Originally posted by: yllus
1. Create a textfile called .htaccess on your local machine
2. Open it up in Notepad.
3. Put the following text in it, and nothing else: Options -Indexes
4. Upload file .htaccess to the directory you wish to become unbrowsable.

Thanks! That worked. However, when I connect using SSH, I can't see the .htaccess file once it's uploaded. Is there a setting somewhere that's hiding it?

yeah the .

 

[Crusty]

Originally posted by: WhiteKnight

Originally posted by: yllus
1. Create a textfile called .htaccess on your local machine
2. Open it up in Notepad.
3. Put the following text in it, and nothing else: Options -Indexes
4. Upload file .htaccess to the directory you wish to become unbrowsable.

Thanks! That worked. However, when I connect using SSH, I can't see the .htaccess file once it's uploaded. Is there a setting somewhere that's hiding it?

ls -a