diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index f09da7867..255e6fa6c 100755
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -8,4 +8,25 @@ RewriteEngine On
 
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
-RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L]
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+RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L]
+
+# disable directory browsing
+# For security reasons, Option all cannot be overridden.
+#Options All -Indexes
+Options ExecCGI Includes IncludesNOEXEC SymLinksIfOwnerMatch -Indexes
+
+# prevent folder listing
+IndexIgnore *
+
+# secure htaccess file
+<Files .htaccess>
+ order allow,deny
+ deny from all
+</Files>
+
+# prevent access to PHP error log
+<Files error_log>
+ order allow,deny
+ deny from all
+ satisfy All
+</Files>
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