Restricting Access To A Folder

[jrd]

Hi, I'm trying to restrict access to content in a folder to only visitors from a certain IP address.

 

I've been told to include the following code in a .htaccess file in that folder:

 

<FilesMatch "\.(rss|rdf|xml)$">

order allow,deny

allow from 216.88.179.

allow from from 68.32.175.

deny from all

</FilesMatch>

 

However, when I upload that .htaccess file to that folder, nothing happens -- anyone can still access that folder.

 

any one have any suggestions?

[TCH-Bruce]

Do you have a typo in your second allow from? Try reversing the order.

 

><FilesMatch "\.(rss|rdf|xml)$">
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from 216.88.179.
allow from 68.32.175.
</FilesMatch>

[TCH-Bruce]

This will not block access to a folder but access to files ending in those extensions. Is that what you are trying to do?

[jrd]

This will not block access to a folder but access to files ending in those extensions. Is that what you are trying to do?

 

Yes, sorry. but that isn't working.

[jrd]

As a test, I tried this:

 

<FilesMatch "\.(rss|rdf|xml)$">

order deny,allow

deny from all

</FilesMatch>

 

and it still lets everyone in

[TCH-Tim]

I'm trying this on my own server and the code Bruce posted seems to work fine (using different IPs of course).

 

Do you have anything else in your .htaccess?

[jrd]

I'm trying this on my own server and the code Bruce posted seems to work fine (using different IPs of course).

 

Do you have anything else in your .htaccess?

 

Nope -- this .htaccess is in this folder. I have a separate one in my main .html directory.

 

Could folder or file permissions affect anything? I have them set to 755 in that folder and in the file in question.

 

It's almost as though the .htaccess file isn't been read.

 

This might help: Before doing this, I also tried password-protecting the directory using cpanel. That also didn't work -- even though cpanel said it was set up and an .htaccess file was created in the folder, it still let anyone access the folder without a password.

 

So I'm wondering if there isn't a setting of some sort that's not right...

[TCH-Tim]

I also tried password-protecting the directory using cpanel. That also didn't work -- even though cpanel said it was set up and an .htaccess file was created in the folder, it still let anyone access the folder without a password.

You might want to open a help desk ticket and have one of the techs take a look.

[TCH-JimE]

As TCH-Tim says, open a support ticket for this issue please.

 

JimE