if you're using apache, there's a *much* easier/secure way
of doing this.
setup an .htaccess file to restrict access to certain
username/passwords.
check out both:
man htaccess
man htpasswd
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Yaggie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 1:34 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Q: Hiding Folder Directories from public while
> still...
>
>
> i dont know if this is elagant but ti works. but a fake index.htmlin your
> directory for browsers to default to. . ..
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marcus James Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 12:30 AM
> Subject: [PHP] Q: Hiding Folder Directories from public while still...
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > How does one do the trick of hiding a folder's directory listing from a
> > public browser?
> >
> > i.e. Lets say the full address is www.mysite.com/php/magicphppage.php
> >
> > Well I still need some other files to read and write to
> > magicphppage.php I don't want the public to be able to simply type
> > www.mysite.com/php/ and have all of my php files show up on a funky
> > "virtual directory".
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Marcus
> >
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