.htaccess - Make a directory invisible

Question

I have a .htaccess file that currently looks like:

    order allow,deny
    deny from all


Options All -Indexes
IndexIgnore         


        

Answer 1

1. You can use DirectorySlash Off to tell Apache to not to add trailing slash at the end of directories.

2. Why use RewriteEngine On if you do not actually use rewrite engine (based on the code you have provided)? RedirectMatch has nothing to do with mod_rewrite.

3. If you want to use mod_rewrite here, then try this rule -- it will return 404 code for /include folder (with and without trailing slash) as well as ANY resource inside that file (e.g. /include/main.php etc).

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^include(/|/.+)?$ - [R=404,L]