Hosting problem, server is setup to prevent directory listing |
Hosting problem, server is setup to prevent directory listing |
aod1174 |
Mar 10 2007, 04:38 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 9-March 07 Member No.: 2,151 |
ok heres my situation. I recently got web hosting from a popular company (not sure I can mention the name). I got the hosting for a game I play. It's a first person shooter that requires several different files. The game allows clients to be able to download the files from an outside (http) source. Now in the past I have set this up with no problems, but this time theres a problem. It seems that the company I used blocks directory listing of files, which is needed for what I want. I called my company asking if they could fix this, all they said was "You need to create a .htaccess file for this to work". That was as much help as they could be. So seeing as I know NOTHINg of .htaccess files I browsed the net.
From what I make of it, I just open up notepad add a line of text Options +Indexes Click SAVE AS and title it .htaccess then upload it and edit the file name, cause windows does not allow blank names, so it becomes .htaccess.txt... Now I did this with no luck, so I'm guessing I am doing something wrong.. heres my questions: Is that the correct way to make a .htaccess file? Where should the .htaccess file be placed? The files I need are in a folder, so the directory path would look something like this http://www.anysite.com/Foldername/ And then there should be a list of files and other folders (The file/folder structure has to remain in tact) Is there an easier way to do what I'm looking to do? If I haven't made myself clear and you have any questions, please feel free to ask.. Thanks in advance for any help you can be |
aod1174 |
Mar 13 2007, 09:56 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 9-March 07 Member No.: 2,151 |
Yes I have a control Panel. In fact I serched it for about 3 hours looking for anything I might have missed. I came across one of the sub, sub, sub options.. How nice of it to be so well displayed..lol
Ok heres my situation now. I got the directory tree to show just how I want it to, but for some reason when I click on the link, it doesn't download (Like it should).. So this is now my next problem to deal with.. Any suggestions here? heres the URL for some of the files, the files are in link form, again how they should be, but thier not really links (or so it seems).. You will see what I mean... http://www.ricksfiles.com/CS/cstrike/ |
Darin McGrew |
Mar 13 2007, 11:07 AM
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WDG Member Group: Root Admin Posts: 8,365 Joined: 4-August 06 From: Mountain View, CA Member No.: 3 |
Maybe your host has blocked WAD files.
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pandy |
Mar 13 2007, 11:25 AM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,736 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
In that case they block .htaccess files too. Seems like an odd thing to do on a Windows server.
http://www.ricksfiles.com/CS/ |
pandy |
Mar 13 2007, 11:30 AM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,736 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Hey, put a couple of files of known file types in there and see what happens. Throw in a faked file type too. Rename a text file something.pandy for instance.
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aod1174 |
Mar 13 2007, 12:17 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 9-March 07 Member No.: 2,151 |
Hey, put a couple of files of known file types in there and see what happens. Throw in a faked file type too. Rename a text file something.pandy for instance. there is a known file type in there. in cstike/gfx/env there are bmp files.. the "pandy" file is now up as well... these are the options I'm given for folders "Red Web Browse Write Set Root" if that helps at all |
pandy |
Mar 13 2007, 12:31 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,736 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
No, that's a .pandy.txt file. I don't find any BMPs but I found some text files in s ub directory.
I was thinking the server maybe is configured to tell you the file can't be found for unknown file types. I don't know if that's common on Windows. A nix server wouldn't do that. Anyway, if I'm right you need to tell the server the MIME type of those files. I have no idea about how to do that on IIS. Let's google some. |
pandy |
Mar 13 2007, 12:36 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,736 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
That was quickly done and it seems I guessed right. Lo and behold "IIS 6.0 does not serve unknown MIME types", http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326965 .
In the article there they talk about the server's main configuration, nothing that I can see about how a single user can do it. Oh dear. Could you zip the files? That would take care of it. Next time, go with a nix host. |
Christian J |
Mar 13 2007, 03:22 PM
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pandy |
Mar 13 2007, 05:17 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,736 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Not really.
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aod1174 |
Mar 13 2007, 09:52 PM
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That was quickly done and it seems I guessed right. Lo and behold "IIS 6.0 does not serve unknown MIME types", http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326965 . In the article there they talk about the server's main configuration, nothing that I can see about how a single user can do it. Oh dear. Could you zip the files? That would take care of it. Next time, go with a nix host. Well I could zip the files, but the problem with that is they files need to be in their original format.. See how it works is this.. I have 2 servers, the server in question and a gaming server. The client connects to the gaming server to play. If the client does not have the map, or any of the files the map uses, they start to download it from the gaming server. Seeing as it's a gaming server, the download takes forever. By adding a CVAR I can redirct the client to the server in question where they can download the needed files in seconds... The clients computer will not download a zip file and then extract it, so the files have to be in their oringial state... So basicly what your saying is theres nothing I can do? Theres no way to accomplish what I'm trying to do? |
Peter1968 |
Mar 13 2007, 11:31 PM
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Serious Coder Group: Members Posts: 448 Joined: 23-September 06 Member No.: 213 |
Easy answer: switch to a Unix based server that doesn't care what a WAD file is and delivers it as intended. or where you can set up a .htaccess with
CODE AddType application/x-doom wad Hard answer: somehow convince your host to associate WAD's in IIS's /etc/magic or /etc/mime.types file or however it's done, as MIME type application/x-doom which is how they've been registered. Good luck. This post has been edited by Peter1968: Mar 13 2007, 11:33 PM |
aod1174 |
Mar 13 2007, 11:50 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 9-March 07 Member No.: 2,151 |
Easy answer: switch to a Unix based server that doesn't care what a WAD file is and delivers it as intended. or where you can set up a .htaccess with CODE AddType application/x-doom wad Hard answer: somehow convince your host to associate WAD's in IIS's /etc/magic or /etc/mime.types file or however it's done, as MIME type application/x-doom which is how they've been registered. Good luck. Would it just be easier if I told them to switch my server over to a Linux server? That seems like it would be easier then trying to convince them of anything... |
pandy |
Mar 14 2007, 03:51 AM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,736 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Start wih informing them about that .htaccess isn't a configuration file on IIS. That should be useful for them.
See if you can find anything like HTTP Headers, File Types, MIME or Content-types in your CP. Does that host of yours have a FAQ? |
aod1174 |
Mar 14 2007, 01:47 PM
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Start wih informing them about that .htaccess isn't a configuration file on IIS. That should be useful for them. See if you can find anything like HTTP Headers, File Types, MIME or Content-types in your CP. Does that host of yours have a FAQ? This is all they really have on the FAQ that relates to my problem "Can I configure MIME types on my Linux Hosting Account? You can configure MIME types on your Linux hosting account using a .htaccess file. When you configure MIME types in your .htaccess file, you associate file types with a specific application or action. For example: AddType application/x-shockwave-flash swf AddType specified you are adding a new mime type (file type). application/x-shockwave-flash is the actual mime parameter specs. swf is the extension of the file type." It seems I have to switch it to a linux server |
pandy |
Mar 14 2007, 02:40 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,736 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Yeah, ot make your host realize you are on an IIS server and either tell you how to do it or do it for you.
Is your host a reseller by any chance? I looked at your name servers and they belong to a company that seems to mainly sell reseller plans. Or maybe you've bought a reseller plan from them. |
aod1174 |
Mar 14 2007, 02:45 PM
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Yeah, ot make your host realize you are on an IIS server and either tell you how to do it or do it for you. Is your host a reseller by any chance? I looked at your name servers and they belong to a company that seems to mainly sell reseller plans. Or maybe you've bought a reseller plan from them. no clue if their a reseller... I'll make the call now... |
pandy |
Mar 14 2007, 02:59 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,736 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
Nothing wrong with that in case they are. Just wondering because of the answer they gave you before.
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