[.htaccess] .htaccess deny from all

I have copied one of my old applications and renamed it to New_application. I want to access .htaccess file that is inside the New_application folder. When I opened it with my text editor, it just showed "Deny from all". I tried to open .htaccess in my old application, it showed 'Deny from all' too. I remember I was able to edit it before but not sure what I can't now. Any thoughts? Thanks a lot.

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The answer is


This syntax has changed with the newer Apache HTTPd server, please see upgrade to apache 2.4 doc for full details.

2.2 configuration syntax was

Order deny,allow
Deny from all

2.4 configuration now is

Require all denied

Thus, this 2.2 syntax

order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from 127.0.0.1

Would ne now written

Require local

You can edit it. The content of the file is literally "Deny from all" which is an Apache directive: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_authz_host.html#deny


A little alternative to @gasp´s answer is to simply put the actual domain name you are running it from. Docs: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/upgrading.html

In the following example, there is no authentication and all hosts in the example.org domain are allowed access; all other hosts are denied access.

Apache 2.2 configuration:

Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from example.org

Apache 2.4 configuration:

Require host example.org