htaccess + mod_rewrite: deny access to non existent folder

Question

I have a Wordpress installation that uses permalinks, using mod_rewrite:

mysite.com/wp/post?id=3 becomes mysite.com/cats/furrycat

Now I want to prevent visitors to see posts in mysite.com/notes/. This folder does not exist, as it's just a wordpress category.

How can I block access to /notes/ in the root .htaccess?

From http://stackoverflow.com/a/6032162/1810128 RewriteRule ^notes/(.*)$ - [F] — bistoco, Jul 15 '15 at 19:53

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 15 '15 at 19:50

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Above the wordpress rules in the htaccess file in your document root, add:

RewriteRule ^notes/ - [L,F]

These need to be in the file before any of the wordpress rules. This will return a 403 Forbidden if a request is made that starts with /notes/

answered Jul 15 '15 at 19:50

Jon Lin

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