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I'd like to deny access to directory /foo/secret.

If I create a .htaccess file in /foo/secret, with...

<Directory ./> Order deny,Allow Deny from all </Directory>

...I get a "500 Internal Server Error", which, while achieving the intended result, isn't the "403 Forbidden" message I was expecting.

I know you're supposed to put an absolute path in Directory directives but I'm committing this into a code repository and the remote client won't necessarily be running in the same path.

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Don't add <Directory ./> directive. .htaccess points to the directory itself. At least, that worked for me...

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  • Perfect. Looks like my apache skills are rusty... thanks! Commented Apr 15, 2011 at 18:22
  • Don't give up! Practice makes perfect. P.S. Why not mask the answer as correct? ;) Commented Apr 15, 2011 at 18:41
  • Why HUB, you just answered so quickly, Superuser wouldn't let me mark it as correct! :) Commented Apr 22, 2011 at 23:43
  • You'd better put the correct content, but not some modifications Commented Oct 31, 2022 at 19:07
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.htaccess files are already in a directory, so that directive is non-applicable. Just skip it and go straight to your directives.

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