如何禁止使用.htaccess访问我的某个文件夹？ [求助]

I am running a DigitalOcean droplet with Ubuntu 14.04 x64.

In my /var/www/html directory, I have a include/ folder of files I include in PHP files but aren't standalone. I would like to prohibit direct URL access (return 403 errors) to these files, but still make it so that my standalone files can include them.

I have tried creating a .htaccess file inside the include/ folder containing:

<Files *>
    Order Deny,Allow
    Deny From All
    Allow From {my droplet IP address}
</Files>

This is not prohibiting access. Is this the right approach? Is my .htaccess file wrong? Is the IP address I am allowing from wrong?

Thanks.

have you tried Options -Indexes Create an .htaccess file with that content and place it inside the folder.