htaccess notes

#Set default directory file
#Load index.html if not found find index.php etc.
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php

#Error pages
ErrorDocument 404 "Not found"
ErrorDocument 404 /error.html

#Enable Directory Listing (default)
Options +Indexes

#Disable Directory Listing (403 Forbidden)
Options -Indexes

#Enable Directory Listing but hide files
#Hide all files
IndexIgnore *
#Hide specific files
IndexIgnore *.jpg *.txt

#Block access from IP
#Allow all except some
Order Allow, Deny
allow all
deny from 123.45.6.7
deny from 12.34.5

#Deny all except some
Order Deny, Allow
deny all
allow from 192.168.0.0/24
allow from 10.0.0


Flags:
NC => no case / case insensitive
F => Forbidden


#Turn on rewrite engine before rewrite rules declared
RewriteEngine On

#Redirecting pages=> oldurl newurl [flags]
RewriteRule ^example.html$ domain/newexample.html [R=301]


#Block visitors \w certain referers
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} example\.com [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F]