How do I hide a directory from web browser

Discussion in 'General troubleshooting' started by Craigsn, May 20, 2015.

  1. Craigsn

    Craigsn

    I have my websites setup in the Application Starting Point section. Works great. But how do I hide the other directories on my site from being browsed from the web. For example:

    I own 2 domains, myhomesite.com, which is the registered site at Winhost. And I also use mydomain.com as my publicly facing website.


    OK to browse:
    http://mydomain.com (because this is my website)

    Not OK to browser:
    http://myhomesite.com/backups

    What do I need to do to protect my directories from browsing? I can't find anything in the forum on the knowledgebase on "hide folders" or "hide directories", or a few other terms.

    Thanks
     
    Craigsn, May 20, 2015
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  2. Elshadriel

    Elshadriel Winhost Staff

    You can disable Directory Browsing by following these instructions:

    1) Log into your site using IIS7 Manager by following the instructions in this Knowledge Base article.
    2) Double click on the Directory Browsing module to open it.
    3) On the right hand side, click on Disable
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Oct 14, 2015
    Elshadriel, May 20, 2015
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  3. Craigsn

    Craigsn

    Thanks Elshadriel. That is what I needed. I appreciate your quick response.

    Craig
     
    Craigsn, May 21, 2015
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  4. joe oliveira

    joe oliveira

    ALTERNATIVELY, just add following entry to the Web.Confg inside the directory you want to disable.

    <directoryBrowse enabled="false" />

    {directoryBrowse enabled="false"}
    substitute curly brackets with angle brackets
     
    joe oliveira, Aug 18, 2019
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  5. joe oliveira

    joe oliveira

    test do angle brackets work here?
    <directoryBrowse enabled="false" />
     
    joe oliveira, Aug 18, 2019
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