Order deny,allow Deny from all RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^db\.php$ - [F,L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/db\.php$ RewriteRule .* - [F,L] # .git/ was found directly downloadable (leaked GitHub PAT) - same class of # issue found and fixed on sibling sites this session. RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/\.git RewriteRule .* - [F,L]