Move ..
deny from all
..above the…
allow from ###.###.##.###
..lines..
So basically you say DENY FROM ALL, then you set 2 exceptions following..
Thread Starter
JenH
(@jenh)
Thank-you for your reply. I tried that and it didn’t work, any other ideas?
Works for me.. same method as described on the results here.
Hi JenH, it’s relatively simple even though the syntax is a bit dense.
The file you originally posted would work correctly if you wanted to block all but two IPs from accessing files in the directory.
The big gotcha is that WordPress forwards all requests to the root index.php file, which is outside of the wp-admin folder. If you tried to access a jpg file under wp-admin the rules would probably work, but otherwise not.
You will need to do some significantly fancier coding in the root .htaccess file.
Try placing this ABOVE the WP section in the root .htaccess for the blog:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_HOST} !^###\.###\.##\.##$
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_HOST} !^###\.###\.##\.###$
RewriteRule wp-admin – [F]
Thread Starter
JenH
(@jenh)
Do you have any reference on where I can find some “fancier” coding or instructions?
Thread Starter
JenH
(@jenh)
Ignore my last post, I just got your code now and am going to try it.
Thread Starter
JenH
(@jenh)
Thank you Thank you Thank you miqrogroove! That totally did the trick and you have made my day!
