Global denial of certain file(s) on Apache

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I run a webserver under Apache with several virtual hosts. I would like to prohobit the access to certain file names, but instead of using a deny rule on each vh I would like to know if I can achieve this with global configuration?

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I found the following to suit my needs.

<FilesMatch "myfile.ext">
    Require all denied
</FilesMatch>

I'm not certain you cannot (you can try it), but even if you can it will be highly unusual. Instead, you could use `include`. — Antonis Christofides, Aug 04 '14 at 08:19

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 04 '14 at 09:07

According to the manual

Configuration directives set in the main server context (outside any <VirtualHost> container) will be used only if they are not overridden by the virtual host settings.

So in theory setting directives in the main config, if allowed by the context of the directive, should work and be enforced as long as you don't override the directive in either the <VirtualHost> section and prohibit .htaccess overrides.

But it is a simple case of testing if things actually work as expected...

Thank you very much HBrujin! Ofcourse .htaccess is a restricted file so I just copied that part to fit my needs :) — SteffenNielsen, Aug 04 '14 at 09:49

Global denial of certain file(s) on Apache

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