Inurl View Index Shtml Motel Fix Today

Leaving this exposed creates significant liabilities:

Attackers often drop files named:

Edit your .htaccess file in the root directory, or the httpd.conf file. Add or uncomment this line: inurl view index shtml motel fix

Options -Indexes

Then, inside the specific /view/ directory, create or modify .htaccess to explicitly block browsing: Then, inside the specific /view/ directory, create or

<Directory /path/to/your/view>
    Options -Indexes
    Order Allow,Deny
    Deny from all
</Directory>

For .shtml files specifically, you may also want to prevent source code disclosure: For .shtml files specifically

RemoveHandler .shtml
AddType text/plain .shtml