How to select a specific file with a path using .htaccess

Dareros · 06-13-2014, 06:34 PM

Hi;
I want to select a specific file by its path using .htaccess to allow access to it. I have tried both directives Files and FilesMatch none of them work for me. Here is what i have tried.

Code:

<Files "/var/www/site/system.log">
    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from all
</Files>

<FilesMatch "/var/www/site/system.log">
    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from all  
</FilesMatch>

What is the correct syntax ? Thank you.

bathory · 06-14-2014, 03:06 AM

Hi,

The "Files" directive is used with just the filename, not with the whole path to the filename. So you can use:

Quote:

<Files "system.log">
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from all
</Files>

If you want to limit "Files" to a specific filename in a specific path, you can use:

Code:

<Directory /var/web/site>
<Files "system.log">
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Files>
</Directory>

Regards

Dareros · 06-14-2014, 09:18 AM

Thank you for your reply, i added your code to my .htaccess file and give me the error 500 Internal server Error. I need to add the code to .htaccess not httpd.conf because i am using a shared hosting. So what is wrong ?

bathory · 06-14-2014, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dareros

Thank you for your reply, i added your code to my .htaccess file and give me the error 500 Internal server Error. I need to add the code to .htaccess not httpd.conf because i am using a shared hosting. So what is wrong ?

You cannot use a "<Directory ...> </Directory>" definition inside a .htaccess. That's why you get the 500 error.
But you can use the 1st alternative in my previous post.

Regards