Will adding a .htaccess file stop Google from indexing?

seonewbee · 08-19-2004, 09:55 AM

Will adding a .htaccess file to a directory stop Google from indexing the files? I want google to index the files, but I do not want them to be viewable as a directory listing. Will the below stop google from indexing files in the directory?

I want to add the following:
options -indexes

realestate · 08-19-2004, 10:56 AM

i dont know but probably not. this would be bad. i add it just for better seo.

Kristos · 08-19-2004, 12:17 PM

as long as you do not have an IBL that points to the domain without a page, Google will only index what it finds a link to - and you will be fine.

.htaccess is an invaluable tool for causing html to be parsed as php, enabling includes and dynamic content to appear in a .HTML page.

looks static but isn't

cltwebs · 08-20-2004, 09:48 PM

You want to use robot.txt not .htaccess to keep google from indexing.

seo guy · 08-21-2004, 01:32 AM

it all depends on what you put in your .htaccess, it's pretty easy to use mod_rewrite to re-route or redirect anything you want and even easier to bounce a user agent so really it comes down to what are you putting in your .htaccess?

awall19 · 08-21-2004, 07:33 AM

hi kristos
welcome to the forums

good to see ya again SEO Guy