By samsfolk
I have a .htaccess file which has the following directive …
Options -ExecCGI AddHandler cgi-script .php .php3 .php4 .php5 .pl .py .jsp .asp .htm .shtml .sh .cgi
It has been placed in the directory, that I do not want files with .php extensions to be accessed. Within /etc/apache2/apache2.conf , I’ve adjusted AllowOverride to All as in the following.
<Directory /var/www/> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks AllowOverride All Require all granted </Directory>
The .htaccess works by not allowing permission to access files, of every extension in the list, except .php type files. Of course, .php files are the ones, I’m really wanting not to allow permission too. This file is not for actual production use. Just for tinkering about. It use to work several years ago, but upon returning to use it now, it will not work. The Web hasn’t been useful for an answer. Thanks ahead for any direction.
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Since php is handled by it’s own handler you will need to disable this. I recommend adding the following to your .htaccess file to disable php for the directory:
RemoveHandler .php .phtml .php3
RemoveType .php .phtml .php3
php_flag engine off
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