Hiding/Viewing http directory listings

[GSXRMovistar]

Quick question, I know the easiest way to prevent people looking through your online folders is to drop a blank/simple index.htm into it but I sometimes find it handy being able to access the listing remotely when I only have http access.

So is there anyway to have say a blank index.htm present but then another file (eg. ListMyFiles.html) that will list the contents of the folder?

Or alternatively a server side file uploader (PHP/CGI) that would allow me to upload files/broswe folders over http (not ftp access via work so this would be ideal).

Does that make sense?

Thanks

PS. Wondering if my webspace is now gonna take a hit with people thinking I'm wanting to hide something.

 

[Pho]

net2ftp?

 

[bigdm]

You could always just add a htaccess password

http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/password/

 

[GSXRMovistar]

net2ftp?

Looks interesting, will check once I'm back in the office if that works.

You could always just add a htaccess password

http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/password/

Don't think that will work for my needs, I think this would protect all files in said folder, all I want to do is block directory listings but allow public access to all files via direct links. Although I may have this completely wrong.

 

[TwoSaints]

can be done in php:

http://www.spoono.com/php/tutorials/tutorial.php?id=10

 

[bigdm]

Don't think that will work for my needs, I think this would protect all files in said folder, all I want to do is block directory listings but allow public access to all files via direct links. Although I may have this completely wrong.

Ah yeah, you right it will just protect the lot..

can be done in php:

http://www.spoono.com/php/tutorials/tutorial.php?id=10

combin that with a php pass and ur set to go

<?php



// Define your username and password

$username = "someuser";

$password = "somepassword";



if ($_POST['txtUsername'] != $username || $_POST['txtPassword'] != $password) {



?>

 

[Beansprout]

The following line in a .htaccess file will disable directory listings:

Options -Indexes