.htaccess to deny access to most xml files
- by CEich
I recently had a Joomla site hacked, so I'm trying to harden the site a bit.
There's a section in the recommended .htaccess that restricts outside access to the xml files that come with extensions. However, it also keeps my sitemap.xml file from being accessed.
How do I allow a certain file whiles keeping the rest?
here's the default code:
<Files ~ "\.xml$">
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
Satisfy all
</Files>
and my modification that caused a 500 error:
<Files ~ "(?!sitemap)\.xml$">
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
Satisfy all
</Files>