try .. use .htaccess ( basic or anything lah) .. but, if you write in unix, i think differen to encrypt the user and password in htaccess way. thanks On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Sudhakar <finals27@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > i am using apache server and presently when i try accessing any > folders of my website i am able to > > browse the files ex = www.website.com/images which is a serious > security risk as i am building a > > forum website using php and mysql. > > in the root directory i have created a .htaccess file and whenever > someone access a file which is not > > on the server i have created a user friendly message that the file > does not exist instead of a 404 > > error message displayed by the browser. > > similar to this how can i go about restricting users to browse all > my folders in the toot directory. > > if anyone accesses for ex = www.website.com/phpscripts an alert > should appear asking them to enter a > > username and password. > > 1. how can i do this using apache. > 2. where do i write the username and password information and will > this apply to all the folders in > > the root directory or specific directories. > > please advice. > > thanks. > > > -- "Aku Ingin Melepas Semua Ini, Mengawali Langkah Baru " ---oOo--- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
