How to disable directory browsing using .htaccess – Apache Web Server

Disable directory browsing using .htaccess:-

* Open your .htacces file
* Look for Options Indexes
* If Options Indexes exists modify it to Options -Indexes or else add Options -Indexes as a new line
* The directory browsing feature should be disable by now

Disable directory browsing using httpd.conf:-

* Open your httpd.conf, normally it’s located at /usr/local/apache/conf or /etc/httpd.conf
* Go to your own Virtual Host settings and look for “Options Indexes”
* Change the Indexes to -Indexes if Option Indexes exists or else add the Options -Indexes line
* Restart your apache web server.
* The directory browsing feature should be disable by now

Disable directory browsing in CPanel Share Hosting enviroment:-

* Login to your CPanel
* Click on Index Manager
* Directory will be list down. Click on the directory name which you want to disable the directory browsing
* Select No Index and click Save
* The directory browsing feature should be disable by now