denying access to a directory with htaccess

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This Dreamhost thread was started by desbrina on 2009-05-05 05:46:14:

Post Reply? I’m trying to deny access to a directory using htaccess. After reading on the net i think i have the code correct, but all it does is give Internal Server Errors. Someone on another forum said the code should work Here’s what i’m using In reply to: <Files .htaccess> order allow,deny deny from all </Files> <Directory “scripts”> Order Deny,Allow Deny from All </Directory> ErrorDocument 403 /403.php ErrorDocument 404 /404.php Here’s what the error log gives In reply to: [Tue May 05 03:41:42 2009] [alert] [client hidden] /home/calona/calona/.htaccess: <Directory not allowed here [Tue May 05 03:41:42 2009] [alert] [client hidden] /home/calona/calona/.htaccess: <Directory not allowed here [Tue May 05 03:41:54 2009] [alert] [client hidden] /home/calona/calona/.htaccess: <Directory not allowed here [Tue May 05 03:41:54 2009] [alert] [client hidden] /home/calona/calona/.htaccess: <Directory not allowed here [Tue May 05 03:42:09 2009] [error] [client hidden] client denied by server configuration: /home/calona/calona/.htaccess [Tue May 05 03:42:09 2009] [error] [client hidden] File does not exist: /home/calona/calona/403.php [Tue May 05 03:42:33 2009] [alert] [client hidden] /home/calona/calona/.htaccess: <Directory not allowed here [Tue May 05 03:42:33 2009] [alert] [client hidden] /home/calona/calona/.htaccess: <Directory not allowed here [Tue May 05 03:42:36 2009] [alert] [client hidden] /home/calona/calona/.htaccess: <Directory not allowed here [Tue May 05 03:42:36 2009] [alert] [client hidden] /home/calona/calona/.htaccess: <Directory not allowed here Anyone know what’s wrong?

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