To Protect Your Web Content

August 21, 2008 · Filed Under HowTo, Tips 

Occasionally, we will come across web sites that allow surfers to browse their web sites directory contents. Let’s say, we type http://www.njessica.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/ as the URL and the following will be displayed:

 Directory Browsing

It is a good practice to ensure that the directory browsing is invisible for better web security. An obvious reason will be to avoid the content from being altered. Here are the steps to forbid the web site directory contents from being displayed:

1. Log on to the web site cPanel interface screen.

2. Locate and access the Index Manager icon:

Index Manager Icon

3. Disable the entire web site directory browsing by selecting the  /public_html/ root directory:

Index Manager Options

4. Select the No Indexing radio button. Save the changes and a successful message will be displayed:

No Indexing

Successful Saving

5. Try to access the http://www.njessica.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/ URL again and the directory browsing is forbidden!

Forbidden Browsing

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9 Responses to “To Protect Your Web Content”

  1. mmuurrllyy on August 25th, 2008 7:15 pm

    already months Im blogging….but nvr protect my blog such away….
    ur tips really usefull to me..
    thank you very much

  2. Jessica on August 25th, 2008 9:43 pm

    You are very much welcome. There’s a lot to learn from each other :-)

  3. Did You Protect Your Blog Contents? on August 27th, 2008 10:12 pm

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  4. Jessica on August 27th, 2008 10:56 pm

    I am glad that it helps. I will try to add in more of similar tips!

  5. `nAzri on August 28th, 2008 12:34 am

    Yea. thanks for teaching this. Now i’m sure that no one can steal or download off the premium wordpress theme i’m using.

  6. Blog Administrator on August 28th, 2008 12:44 am

    You are welcome. Sharing is the best way to learn from each other :-)

  7. Richie on August 28th, 2008 1:11 am

    ahaa…now i know how to do that..hehe..thanks geng..

  8. Jayce on September 4th, 2008 11:21 am

    Haha… I was trying to find this for a very long time. Thanks for it. ;)

  9. Jessica on September 4th, 2008 11:30 am

    You are very welcome, guys and gals! All sharing and comments are most welcome here :=)

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