In my public_html folder at bluehost(runs apache), there is a .htaccess folder written like below;
# Use PHP5.4 as default
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php54 .php
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
The public_html folder is contained in a home folder, that home folder has no .htacess files, I tried to add the one below but no change.
Anyway, I have put a directory into the public_html folder, I have called this directory "trials". I have put a .htaccess file in this directory, the file is below;
Options -Indexes
But when I don't have an index.html file, it still lists all my files in the "trials" directory in a list format. This is bad as hackers can know everything, how can I stop this? I tried their chat and ended up with someone who couldn't solve it...
Options -Indexes
You need to add that in your public_html folder. It will not work if you add it in any other folder, it needs to be in public_html