upload downloadable directory

[ab.chess]

how can i create/upload a downloadable directory recursively?

 

[ctyrd]

What!?

 

[ab.chess]

let me clarify:
1. I created folder 'a' in public_html
2. created folder a/b
3. uploaded file sample.pgn into 'a'

results:
www.chesspad.elementfx.com/a -> 403
www.chesspad.elementfx.com/a/b -> 403
www.chesspad.elementfx.com/a/sample.pgn -> works fine

what i need:
1. upload folder 'a' with all its content in a single shot to somewhere on the server
2. allow access to 'a' (display its content) and each its subdirectory from a web browser

Is there a way to do it? Automate it?

 

[ctyrd]

okay, that is called directory indexing. Automate??,,,no! [create a zip folder with all the content (a.zip), upload to /root and extract]

.htaccess file in the /root directory (public_html):

Options -Indexes

will send all directories 403: https://www.ctyrd.org/assets/css/

.htaccess file in the /directory (/download/):

Options +Indexes

will allow directory and sub-directories to be indexed: https://www.ctyrd.org/download/

The absence of a default index file in a directory will cause the server host to go 403, because the server defaults to "Option -Indexes". If you know the name of the file in directory that is not a default Index file name, HTTP request will be answered. http://chesspad.elementfx.com/ping.php