I try to configure my Apache .conf file to deny listing from a certain category, but I want to allow a specific file inside this category.
It appears that the Directory rule is "stronger" than the Files rule, so when using both - I can't access that certain file.
This is what I try:
<Directory /var/www/denied_directory>
order deny,allow
Deny From All
</Directory>
<Files safefile.php>
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from All
</Files>
It works perfectly if it is configured properly:
<Directory /var/www/denied_directory>
Order allow,deny
<Files test.php>
Order deny,allow
</Files>
</Directory>
In Apache 2.4, with an additional test on an environment variable for good measure:
See also: Require Directive
<Directory "/wikis/foswiki">
Require all denied
# Allow access to toplevel files ending in .html (in particular index.html) only
# (comment out if you don't care for this)
<Files ~ "\.html$">
<RequireAll>
Require all granted
Require not env blockAccess
</RequireAll>
</Files>
</Directory>
put your files directive inside your directory directive.
To allow a specific file when access is restricted by HTTP password. Be careful, password protection is defined on filesystem basis and specific allowed files are defined by URI. Updated for Apache 2.4.
<Directory /path/to/directory/>
AuthName SecureArea
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /path/to/passwd-file
Require user my-user
SetEnvIf Request_URI "path/to/uri-allowed-1.php" allowedURL
SetEnvIf Request_URI "path/to/uri-allowed-2.php" allowedURL
Require env allowedURL
</Directory>
There is a missing line in @acond's answer. I think it needs Allow
:
<Directory /var/www/denied_directory>
order deny,allow
Deny from All
<Files safefile.php>
order deny,allow
Allow from All
</Files>
Since there is only one rule in each directive, I suspect the order
lines may be irrelevant. Although maybe the outermost one is required, because there is more than one rule nested. (I'm new to apache configuration)