block files of a specific type?

boris

How do i block someone from downloading the misc.foo files that are in my www path. i want to block all .foo files from being downloadable by a person putting that filename in the URL request.

Lawrence

I'm not sure if this is still the best way, as I haven't updated in a while, but I used a URL Redirect to accomplish this.
This is the Regular Expression:

^(/dirs/|/to/|/exclude/)(.+(\.php|\.etc))

and it reports an error to the client, a 404.
This will prevent any PHP or ETC files from being delivered from those three directories.

admin

boris,
Lawrence's suggestion is good. There is also another alternative by using IP access rules:
1* Open Abyss Web Server console
2* Press on the "Configure" button in the "Hosts" table
3* Select the icon "IP Address Control".
4* Press "Add" in the displayed table
5* In Virtual Path enter:
*.foo
6* Set Order to "Allow/Deny"
7* Press "OK"
Repeat steps 4-7 for as many extensions or dirs with extensions that you have to limit (as in /dir/*.foo or /dir/path)
8* Press "OK"
9* Now press "Restart"
This will result in anyone trying to access these files to receive error 403.