htaccess allow .txt files

Question

In a web folder, I currently cannot access .txt files via URL in browser. How can I modify my htaccess file, so that files with type .txt can be accessed via URL in browser?

Answer 1

Insert the code below in htaccess file:

<FilesMatch "\.(txt)$">
  Order Deny,Allow 
  Allow from all
</FilesMatch>

This will permit access to all txt files. If you wish to deny all except one specific file:

 Order Deny,Allow 
 Deny from All 
<Files "view_only_this_file.txt"> 
  Order Deny,Allow 
  Allow from All 
</Files>

Answer 2

If adding the settings into your .htaccess file that Sergio mentioned isn't working, you may have to go straight to your VirtualHost entry. and add the rules. I'll let the more experienced apache folks here chime in, but that's where I would go.