How to make a folder 403

[ellescuba27]

How to make a folder Authorized, 403 etc. without all the files in it to have the same error? I have a folder with the background images for the site and I want to make that folder unauthorized or forbidden but I still want the images to show up on the site. I know people can still access the images with right-click, it just seems more professional to have that folder blocked off, everyone does it. Can you do this with .htaccess, php.ini, cPanel...

 

[jjordan69]

Try with setting "Hotlink Protection" in cPanel

You can add this to your [ .htaccess ] file

#
# DO NOT SHOW FILES WHEN NO INDEX IS FOUND
Options -Indexes
#

 

[ruggiero66]

Hotlink protection will disallow people from hosting your images on their website through your links.

However, a quick way to block a directory is to check what your directory's default file is - such as index.htm, index.php, or whatever, and create a BLANK TEXT FILE in Notepad or other text editor, and save it as index.htm OR index.html OR index.php - depending on what file you have set as a default. The text file does not HAVE to be blank, as it can have some error message text in it, like "Access Denied!"

Hope that helps!

 

[rst101]

Hot link protection is pointless with screen snippers.

 

[jjordan69]

Hot link protection is pointless with screen snippers.

IMO - you post tells me - you do not know what "Hot link protection" does

and the OP said " I know people can still access the images with right-click"

 

[rst101]

IMO - you post tells me - you do not know what "Hot link protection" does

and the OP said " I know people can still access the images with right-click"

Cool story that bro.

Don't concern yourself with what I know and don't know. Even If I didn't know I sure know how to use google, he knows:biggrin:. I was merely stating any image can be copied, after all that is what computers do.

 

[ezadx10b]

Use index.php and copy this..

<?php

$url = '../';
header( 'Request-URI: '.$url );
header( 'Content-Location: '.$url );
header( 'Location: '.$url );
exit();
?>

Or use .htaccess and use this code

Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All

#:redface::redface::redface:

 

[ellescuba27]

Thanks for all the options. I will try those and see which works best!

 

[ezadx10b]

Thanks for all the options. I will try those and see which works best!

If u want to disable right click to disable user "save images as" use this code
<script src="http://www.ezad.x10.bz/_notes/noclick.js?=76634" type="text/javascript"></script>

 

[jjordan69]

If u want to disable right click to disable user "save images as" use this code
<script src="http://www.ezad.x10.bz/_notes/noclick.js?=76634" type="text/javascript"></script>

Users know to get around that they turnoff 'Javascript' in their browser - other use addons like 'Web Developer'

 

[descalzo]

How to make a folder Authorized, 403 etc. without all the files in it to have the same error? I have a folder with the background images for the site and I want to make that folder unauthorized or forbidden but I still want the images to show up on the site. I know people can still access the images with right-click, it just seems more professional to have that folder blocked off, everyone does it. Can you do this with .htaccess, php.ini, cPanel...

You never clearly state what you want.

Do you want mysite.com/images/ to give a 403 error while mysite.com/images/logo.png displays normally?

Or what?