Protecting the /inc/ directory!

This little tip assumes you're using an Apache webserver. For NGINX/lighttpd/etc. you'll need to refer to your webserver's manual.


Firstly, create a file called htaccess.txt. This will be renamed later but due to files that are prefixed with a period being hidden by default this is the best method.

You want to edit this file with a text editor such as Notepad++ or even Notepad itself will do (Although not recommended) and put the following line at the top:

Now simply save it and upload to the ./inc/ directory on your webhost. You will then need to rename it to .htaccess

You can test it's working by going to http://yoursite.com/inc/

If you receive a 403 error then everything is working as planned and is inaccessible to the real world.

Now all of your configurations and settings are protected just in case something is mis-configured server side.