Often when you’re using shared hosting, there are some problems with directory listing. Server administrators should avoid this as this represents a security hole. But what to do if you don’t have access to httpd conf and need to prevent directory listing? What to do if you have something like this:

A simple string in .htaccess file will save you. Here it is:

IndexIgnore *

In some cases the following string will also work:

Options -Indexes

One of these two solutions will lead you to showing 403 error to the user that tries to look what files are located in your directory. But let me repeat - this is a security hole and you should notify your system administrator about this issue. This is an emergency solution…

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