htafile.txt

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# START PROCESSWIRE HTACCESS DIRECTIVES
# @version 2.5
# @indexVersion 250
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# Don't show directory indexes, but do follow symbolic links 
# 500 NOTE: Some cloud hosting companies don't allow +FollowSymLinks. 
# Uncomment +SymLinksifOwnerMatch and comment +FollowSymLinks if you have 500 errors. 
# If that doesn't resolve the error, then set it back to +FollowSymLinks. 
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Options -Indexes
Options +FollowSymLinks
# Options +SymLinksifOwnerMatch

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# Let ProcessWire handle 404s
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ErrorDocument 404 /index.php

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# Handle request for missing favicon.ico/robots.txt files (no ending quote for Apache 1.3)
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<Files favicon.ico>
  ErrorDocument 404 "The requested file favicon.ico was not found.
</Files>

<Files robots.txt>
  ErrorDocument 404 "The requested file robots.txt was not found.
</Files>

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Protect from XSS with Apache headers
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<IfModule mod_headers.c>
  # prevent site from being loaded in an iframe on another site
  # you will need to remove this one if you want to allow external iframes
  Header always append X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN 

  # to prevent cross site scripting (IE8+ proprietary)
  Header set X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block"

  # prevent mime-based attacks via content sniffing (IE+Chrome)
  # Header set X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" 
</IfModule>

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# Protect ProcessWire system files (part 1A) for Apache versions older than 2.4:
# APACHE 2.4+ NOTE: Comment out this section and uncomment second 1B below it.
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<FilesMatch "\.(inc|info|info\.json|module|sh|sql)$|^(\..*)$">
  Order allow,deny
</FilesMatch>
<Files .htaccess>
  order allow,deny
  deny from all
</Files>

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# Protect ProcessWire system files (part 1B) for Apache versions 2.4 and newer: 
# APACHE 2.4+ NOTE: Uncomment this section and remove or comment out section 1A above. 
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# <FilesMatch "\.(inc|info|info\.json|module|sh|sql)$|^(\..*)$">
#   Require all denied 
# </FilesMatch>
# <Files .htaccess>
#   Require all denied
# </Files>

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# Override a few PHP settings that can't be changed at runtime (not required)
# 500 NOTE: Try commenting out this entire section below if getting Apache 500 errors.
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<IfModule mod_php5.c>
  php_flag magic_quotes_gpc		off
  php_flag magic_quotes_sybase		off
  php_flag register_globals		off
</IfModule>

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# Set default directory index files
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DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.htm

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# ProcessWire requires mod_rewrite
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<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

  RewriteEngine On
  AddDefaultCharset UTF-8

  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # If you only want to allow HTTPS, uncomment the RewriteCond and RewriteRule lines below.
  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
  # RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L]

  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # Set an environment variable so the installer can detect that mod_rewrite is active.
  # Note that some web hosts don't support this. If you get a 500 error, you might try 
  # commenting out this SetEnv line below. 
  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  <IfModule mod_env.c>
    # commenting this out to see if it's something to do with this server?
    # see: 
    # https://processwire.com/talk/topic/1962-cant-reach-admin-page/
    # SetEnv HTTP_MOD_REWRITE On
  </IfModule>

  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # OPTIONAL: Set a rewrite base if rewrites aren't working properly on your server.
  # And if your site directory starts with a "~" you will most likely have to use this.
  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # RewriteBase /

  # using /pw/ as this is the name of the directory that I have setup in /var/www/html
  RewriteBase /pw/
  # RewriteBase /~user/

  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # Access Restrictions: Keep web users out of dirs that begin with a period
  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  RewriteRule "(^|/)\." - [F]

  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # OPTIONAL: Redirect users to the 'www.' version of the site (uncomment to enable).
  # For example: http://processwire.com/ would be redirected to http://www.processwire.com/
  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
  # RewriteRule ^ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  # OPTIONAL: Send URLs with non name-format characters to 404 page
  # Remove this section if it interferes with URLs of any other software you may be running. 
  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} "[^-_.a-zA-Z0-9/~]"
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?it=/http404/ [L,QSA]

  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # Access Restrictions: Protect ProcessWire system files
  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # Allow screenshot files (for install.php only: this 1 line below may be removed after install)
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(^|/)site-[^/]+/install/[^/]+\.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif)$
  # Block access to any htaccess files
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)\.htaccess$ [NC,OR]
  # Block access to protected assets directories
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/assets/(cache|logs|backups|sessions|config|install|tmp)($|/.*$) [OR]
  # Block acceess to the /site/install/ directory
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/install($|/.*$) [OR]
  # Block dirs in /site/assets/ dirs that start with a hyphen
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/assets.*/-.+/.* [OR]
  # Block access to /wire/config.php, /site/config.php, /site/config-dev.php, and /wire/index.config.php
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(wire|site|site-[^/]+)/(config|index\.config|config-dev)\.php$ [OR]
  # Block access to any PHP-based files in /templates-admin/
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(wire|site|site-[^/]+)/templates-admin($|/|/.*\.(php|html?|tpl|inc))$ [OR]
  # Block access to any PHP or markup files in /site/templates/
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/templates($|/|/.*\.(php|html?|tpl|inc))$ [OR]
  # Block access to any PHP files in /site/assets/
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/assets($|/|/.*\.php)$ [OR]
  # Block access to any PHP files in core or core module directories
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)wire/(core|modules)/.*\.(php|inc|tpl|module|info\.json)$ [OR]
  # Block access to any PHP files in /site/modules/
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(site|site-[^/]+)/modules/.*\.(php|inc|tpl|module|info\.json)$ [OR]
  # Block access to any software identifying txt files
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)(COPYRIGHT|INSTALL|README|htaccess)\.(txt|md|textile)$ [OR]
  # Block all http access to the default/uninstalled site-default directory
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (^|/)site-default/
  # If any conditions above match, isssue a 403 forbidden
  RewriteRule ^.*$ - [F,L]

  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  # Ensure that the URL follows the name-format specification required by ProcessWire
  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} "^/~?[-_.a-zA-Z0-9/]*$"

  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # If the request is for a file or directory that physically exists on the server,
  # then don't give control to ProcessWire, and instead load the file
  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !(favicon\.ico|robots\.txt)

  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # OPTIONAL: Prevent ProcessWire from attempting to serve images or anything in /site/assets/. 
  # Both of these lines are optional, but can help to reduce server load. However, they
  # are not compatible with the $config->pagefileSecure option (if enabled) and they 
  # may produce an Apache 404 rather than your regular 404. You may uncomment the two lines
  # below if you don't need to use the $config->pagefileSecure option.
  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

  # RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !\.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|ico)$ [NC]
  # RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !(^|/)site/assets/

  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  # Pass control to ProcessWire if all the above directives allow us to this point.
  # For regular VirtualHosts (most installs)
  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?it=$1 [L,QSA]

  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  # 500 NOTE: If using VirtualDocumentRoot: comment out the one above and use this one instead.
  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  # RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?it=$1 [L,QSA]

</IfModule>

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# END PROCESSWIRE HTACCESS DIRECTIVES
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