htaccess

  • I am trying to get my wordpress installed on a doster server. I was told here to put in a htaccess file. I researched a bit but am still unsure exactly what to put in this file. Any websites that would help?

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  • Thread Starter meganme

    (@meganme)

    Ok made a text file with nothing in it and change the permissions to 666. Still getting ‘Directory listing is denied.’

    https://kidsmatterinc.org/wordpress/

    Any thoughts as to what to change now. All the other permissions are 777.

    Thread Starter meganme

    (@meganme)

    OK after the whole day of trying to figure this out it was so simple. Dotster only has defaults documents of –
    0 index.html
    1 index.htm
    2 Default.aspx
    3 Default.htm
    4 Default.asp

    So you just need to add index.php into those default documents. Man so easy! To get to the Default Document listing go to Hosting > Home > Manage Webspace.

    Do you still have a .htaccess file in your directory?

    If you do there are some things to keep in mind. First I am no expert on the subject but I do know that .htaccess is a powerful tool, in which, you can get yourself into some serious trouble.

    This link will tell you how to avoid getting access to the file itself:
    Preventing Viewing of .htaccess file

    Here is the WordPress Codex on setting permissions correctly:
    Changing File Permissions

    If you are using .htaccess to control access to the site itself via passwords, this will generate encrypted entries for your file: Byte Converter

    Some more on .htaccess…

    A question and reply in these very forums: .htaccess permissions

    The venerable: htaccess-Guide

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