Allow directory listing for subdirectories only

Question

I am using webspace hosted on IIS 7.5 (according to phpinfo() ). Currently, I am enabling directory listings for a directory and all its subdirectories by placing a web.config like

<location path=".">
    <system.webServer>
      <directoryBrowse enabled="false" />
    </system.webServer>
</location>

in it. Is there a way to disable the directory listing in the directory itself but enable it for all its subdirectories without placing a web.config in each subdirectory or listing all subdirectories here?

Answer 1

Yes if you allowOverride and then add a new web.config file in the folder you want to disable.

So in your parent folder web.config should look like this.

<configuration>
   <location path="." allowOverride="True">
      <system.webServer>
         <directoryBrowse enabled="True" />
      </system.webServer>
   </location>
<configuration>

In the folders you want to disable directory browse the web.config should look like this.

<configuration>
   <location path=".">
      <system.webServer>
         <directoryBrowse enabled="False" />
      </system.webServer>
   </location>
<configuration>

For more info check this article.

Answer 2

If this works in a similar way to Apache, then you could simply create an index.php file (or whatever your directory index file is) in the directory that you don't want to see a directory listing.