Apache2.4 Internal Server Error DirectoryMatch

Question

I'm trying to secure the .git and svn directories from anyone being able to access them because they contain sensitive meta information.

I've tried using the following rule but I'm receiving an internal server error and I'm not sure why:

<Directorymatch "^/(.*/)*\.(git|svn)/">
    Require all denied
</Directorymatch>

Any ideas?

Answer 1

As per Apache 2.4 documentation, DirectoryMatch directive is not allowed in .htaccess

You can use mod_rewrite directives to do the same in your site root .htaccess:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule \.(git|svn)(/.*)?$ - [F,NC]