Posted by john on 06/14/06 13:36

"David Dorward" <dorward@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> john wrote:
>
>> #1 Is there a way that anyone can view the directory structure of our
>> home
>> directory? For instance , the directory structure is easy to view on
>> most
>> domains like this :
>> www.mydomainname.com/folder/
>
> 404 Not Found.
>
> If you want to give an example, use example.com/org/net - that is what
> they are there for.
>
>> but is there a way to view the directory structure of just
>> www.mydomainname.com ?
>
> Same way - so long as the server is configured to allow it.
>
>> #2 Also, is the best way to protect these directories through a .htaccess
>> file?
>
> .htaccess is just a means of providing Apache configuration directives
> on a per directory basis without restarting the server.
>
> There are numerous different ways to "protect" a webpage, some
> protecting in different ways, some protecting against different things,
> it depends what you want to protect against and what the capabilities
> of your server are.

example.com/org/net didnt work when inputting my correct domain. Can u
just tell me how a casual visitor to my site could view the directory
stucture of the home index? (example www.example.com )

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