Title: ignore specific folder?
Last modified: June 11, 2018

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# ignore specific folder?

 *  Resolved [hungrycactus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hungrycactus/)
 * (@hungrycactus)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ignore-specific-folder/)
 * Hi — I am wondering if I can tell ninjafirewall WP to ignore a specific folder?
   Reason is my wordpress is on my root folder, but I have other non-WP tools I 
   use in subfolders. Ninjafirewall prevents these other tools from working, so 
   I was hoping I could just tell Ninjafirewall to ignore specific sub folders.
 * (Specifically I am using Nextcloud in a subfolder, and I can’t log in when Ninjafirewall
   is turned on)
 * Is that possible? Thanks!
    -  This topic was modified 8 years ago by [hungrycactus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hungrycactus/).

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 *  Plugin Author [nintechnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nintechnet/)
 * (@nintechnet)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ignore-specific-folder/#post-10385730)
 * Hi
 * You can use the [.htninja script ](https://nintechnet.com/ninjafirewall/wp-edition/help/?htninja)
   to whitelist the folder:
 *     ```
       <?php
       /*
        +===================================================================+
        | NinjaFirewall optional configuration file                         |
        |                                                                   |
        | See: https://nintechnet.com/ninjafirewall/wp-edition/help/?htninja|
        +===================================================================+
       */
       if ( strpos( $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'], '/SOME_FOLDER/') !== FALSE ) {
          return 'ALLOW';
       }
       ```
   
 * Replace `SOME_FOLDER` with the folder name.
 *  Thread Starter [hungrycactus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hungrycactus/)
 * (@hungrycactus)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ignore-specific-folder/#post-10389812)
 * Awesome! Thanks so much! It works like a charm!

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 * Last reply from: [hungrycactus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hungrycactus/)
 * Last activity: [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ignore-specific-folder/#post-10389812)
 * Status: resolved