how to prevent directory access and show forbidden error in php

Question

1. I am new to .htaccess, i want to know how to use .htacces to prevent direct access via url of my folder e.g. localhost/mycart/images/ OR localhost/mycart/css should

Answer 1

You can simply add the following to your .htaccess

# Don't listing directory
Options -Indexes
ErrorDocument 403 http://www.your-website-home-page.com/
# Follow symbolic links
Options +FollowSymLinks

# Default handler
DirectoryIndex index.php

This will load only the index.php file while file browsing. If no index.php file is found 403 error happens (Access restricted) and it will send the user to home page