How can I disable directory browsing in apache

arastirici · Sep 28, 2011

Hello

I use ispconfig2 on opensuse11.1, apache,php5 work on it.
it works well But. directory indexes is enable. I can't disable it ?

cat /etc/apache2/httpd.conf;

<Directory /wwwroot1/*/web>
Options -Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks SymLinksifOwnerMatch ExecCGI MultiViews
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
<Files ~ "^\.ht">
Allow from all
</Files>
</Directory>

How can I disable directory browsing in apache ?

Thanks

falko · Sep 29, 2011

Did you set
Code:
Options -Indexes
in the correct vhost? Did you check if there's maybe an .htaccess file where directory indexes are enabled?

arastirici · Sep 29, 2011

for example, a vhost is located in /wwwroot1/web106

I added .htaccess file to web106/web/
and if I put down it " IndexIgnore */* " , it works
But if I put down Options -Indexes I get internal server error.

and it gets an error message;
.htaccess: Options not allowed here

I can't see any configure that it is enable +indexes
Also Allowoverride is All

What could be the problem ?

falko · Sep 30, 2011

I guess you set
Code:
Options -Indexes
and
Code:
AllowOverride All
in the wrong locations. I'd set these in <Directory> containers inside your vhost.

arastirici · Sep 30, 2011

Hello

the apache server doesn't allow me to configure "Allowoverride All" into vhost ( onto ispconfig control panel )
Therefore I configured "Allowoverride All" into /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Note: I use opensuse11.1 and ispconfig2

falko · Oct 1, 2011

arastirici said: ↑

Hello

the apache server doesn't allow me to configure "Allowoverride All" into vhost ( onto ispconfig control panel )
Click to expand...

You can use the Apache Directives field on the Options tab in ISPConfig.

arastirici · Oct 1, 2011

These apache directives in options tab of ispconfig works but Options -indexes does not work.

That's very interesting. i think it is a bug.

falko · Oct 2, 2011

What exactly did you put in the Apache Directives field?
Did you wrap <Directory ...></Directory> around the Options line?

arastirici · Oct 2, 2011

I put down as following in ispconfig's apache directives;

<Directory /wwwroot1/web167/web>
Options -Indexes
</Directory>

I get an internal server error.

if I put down "IndexIgnore */*" in .htaccess
it works.

falko · Oct 3, 2011

And there's nothing in Apache's error logs?

arastirici · Oct 3, 2011

I get an error in web170/log/error.log as below

.../web170/web/content/.htaccess: Options not allowed here

and I get man errors in /var/log/apache2/error_log
# tail -f /var/log/apache2/error_log
[Mon Oct 03 21:29:46 2011] [error] an unknown filter was not added: PHP

nenad · Jan 26, 2013

I have similar problem (never happened before).
When I go to with browser the server ip address (or corresponding domain name ) instead of usual "It works" I get directoy listing.

Where should I disable directoy listing?

apache2 conflig looks like:

/etc/apache2/httpd.conf

#
# Based upon the NCSA server configuration files originally by Rob McCool.
#
# This is the main Apache server configuration file. It contains the
# configuration directives that give the server its instructions.
# See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/ for detailed information about
# the directives.
#
# Do NOT simply read the instructions in here without understanding
# what they do. They're here only as hints or reminders. If you are unsure
# consult the online docs. You have been warned.
#
# The configuration directives are grouped into three basic sections:
# 1. Directives that control the operation of the Apache server process as a
# whole (the 'global environment').
# 2. Directives that define the parameters of the 'main' or 'default' server,
# which responds to requests that aren't handled by a virtual host.
# These directives also provide default values for the settings
# of all virtual hosts.
# 3. Settings for virtual hosts, which allow Web requests to be sent to
# different IP addresses or hostnames and have them handled by the
# same Apache server process.
#
# Configuration and logfile names: If the filenames you specify for many
# of the server's control files begin with "/" (or "drive:/" for Win32), the
# server will use that explicit path. If the filenames do *not* begin
# with "/", the value of ServerRoot is prepended -- so "foo.log"
# with ServerRoot set to "/etc/apache2" will be interpreted by the
# server as "/etc/apache2/foo.log".
#

### Section 1: Global Environment
#
# The directives in this section affect the overall operation of Apache,
# such as the number of concurrent requests it can handle or where it
# can find its configuration files.
#

#
# ServerRoot: The top of the directory tree under which the server's
# configuration, error, and log files are kept.
#
# NOTE! If you intend to place this on an NFS (or otherwise network)
# mounted filesystem then please read the LockFile documentation (available
# at <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mpm_common.html#lockfile>);
# you will save yourself a lot of trouble.
#
# Do NOT add a slash at the end of the directory path.
#
#ServerRoot "/etc/apache2"

#
# The accept serialization lock file MUST BE STORED ON A LOCAL DISK.
#
LockFile ${APACHE_LOCK_DIR}/accept.lock

#
# PidFile: The file in which the server should record its process
# identification number when it starts.
# This needs to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars
#
PidFile ${APACHE_PID_FILE}

#
# Timeout: The number of seconds before receives and sends time out.
#
Timeout 300

#
# KeepAlive: Whether or not to allow persistent connections (more than
# one request per connection). Set to "Off" to deactivate.
#
KeepAlive On

#
# MaxKeepAliveRequests: The maximum number of requests to allow
# during a persistent connection. Set to 0 to allow an unlimited amount.
# We recommend you leave this number high, for maximum performance.
#
MaxKeepAliveRequests 100

#
# KeepAliveTimeout: Number of seconds to wait for the next request from the
# same client on the same connection.
#
KeepAliveTimeout 15

##
## Server-Pool Size Regulation (MPM specific)
##

# prefork MPM
# StartServers: number of server processes to start
# MinSpareServers: minimum number of server processes which are kept spare
# MaxSpareServers: maximum number of server processes which are kept spare
# MaxClients: maximum number of server processes allowed to start
# MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves
<IfModule mpm_prefork_module>
StartServers 1
MinSpareServers 1
MaxSpareServers 5
MaxClients 10
MaxRequestsPerChild 0
</IfModule>

# worker MPM
# StartServers: initial number of server processes to start
# MaxClients: maximum number of simultaneous client connections
# MinSpareThreads: minimum number of worker threads which are kept spare
# MaxSpareThreads: maximum number of worker threads which are kept spare
# ThreadLimit: ThreadsPerChild can be changed to this maximum value during a
# graceful restart. ThreadLimit can only be changed by stopping
# and starting Apache.
# ThreadsPerChild: constant number of worker threads in each server process
# MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves
<IfModule mpm_worker_module>
StartServers 1
MinSpareThreads 1
MaxSpareThreads 4
ThreadLimit 64
ThreadsPerChild 25
MaxClients 10
MaxRequestsPerChild 0
</IfModule>

# event MPM
# StartServers: initial number of server processes to start
# MaxClients: maximum number of simultaneous client connections
# MinSpareThreads: minimum number of worker threads which are kept spare
# MaxSpareThreads: maximum number of worker threads which are kept spare
# ThreadsPerChild: constant number of worker threads in each server process
# MaxRequestsPerChild: maximum number of requests a server process serves
<IfModule mpm_event_module>
StartServers 1
MaxClients 10
MinSpareThreads 1
MaxSpareThreads 4
ThreadLimit 64
ThreadsPerChild 25
MaxRequestsPerChild 0
</IfModule>

# These need to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars
User ${APACHE_RUN_USER}
Group ${APACHE_RUN_GROUP}

#
# AccessFileName: The name of the file to look for in each directory
# for additional configuration directives. See also the AllowOverride
# directive.
#

AccessFileName .htaccess

#
# The following lines prevent .htaccess and .htpasswd files from being
# viewed by Web clients.
#
<Files ~ "^\.ht">
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
Satisfy all
</Files>

#
# DefaultType is the default MIME type the server will use for a document
# if it cannot otherwise determine one, such as from filename extensions.
# If your server contains mostly text or HTML documents, "text/plain" is
# a good value. If most of your content is binary, such as applications
# or images, you may want to use "application/octet-stream" instead to
# keep browsers from trying to display binary files as though they are
# text.
#
DefaultType text/plain

#
# HostnameLookups: Log the names of clients or just their IP addresses
# e.g., www.apache.org (on) or 204.62.129.132 (off).
# The default is off because it'd be overall better for the net if people
# had to knowingly turn this feature on, since enabling it means that
# each client request will result in AT LEAST one lookup request to the
# nameserver.
#
HostnameLookups Off

# ErrorLog: The location of the error log file.
# If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a <VirtualHost>
# container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be
# logged here. If you *do* define an error logfile for a <VirtualHost>
# container, that host's errors will be logged there and not here.
#
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

#
# LogLevel: Control the number of messages logged to the error_log.
# Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
# alert, emerg.
#
LogLevel warn

# Include module configuration:
Include mods-enabled/*.load
Include mods-enabled/*.conf

# Include all the user configurations:
Include httpd.conf

# Include ports listing
Include ports.conf

#
# The following directives define some format nicknames for use with
# a CustomLog directive (see below).
# If you are behind a reverse proxy, you might want to change %h into %{X-Forwarded-For}i
#
LogFormat "%v:%p %h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" vhost_combined
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O" common
LogFormat "%{Referer}i -> %U" referer
LogFormat "%{User-agent}i" agent

# Include of directories ignores editors' and dpkg's backup files,
# see README.Debian for details.

# Include generic snippets of statements
Include conf.d/

# Include the virtual host configurations:
Include sites-enabled/
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falko · Jan 28, 2013

Check the default vhost configuration (it's in /etc/apache2/sites-available/default).

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