How do I disable directory browsing?

Create an .htaccess file containing the following line:

Options -Indexes

That is one option. Another option is editing your apache configuration file.

In order to do so, you first need to open it with the command:

vim /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Then find the line: Options Indexes FollowSymLinks

Change that line to: Options FollowSymLinks

Lastly save and exit the file, and restart apache server with this command:

sudo service httpd restart

(You have a guide with screenshots here.)

Apart from the aformentioned two methods (edit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf or add Options -Indexes in .htaccess file), here is another one

a2dismod autoindex

Restart the apache2 server afterwards

sudo service apache2 restart

The best way to do this is disable it with webserver apache2. In my Ubuntu 14.X - open /etc/apache2/apache2.conf change from

<Directory /var/www/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted
</Directory>

<Directory /var/www/>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted
</Directory>

then restart apache by:

sudo service apache2 reload

This will disable directory listing from all folder that apache2 serves.

Edit/Create an .htaccess file inside /galerias with this:

Options -Indexes

Directory browsing is provided by the mod_autoindex module.

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