.htaccess拒绝所有，包括htaccess文件和显示404 - 我该怎么办？

Question

How do I do this in my .htaccess file for a specific directory in my document root?:

1. deny all access to anything (including the .htaccess too)
2. return a 404, not a 403 error
3. no files or subdirectories should be accessible or detected by humans or bots
4. only php access by the local host would be allowed

Seems like it would be simple. This works but throws a 403 not a 404:

deny from all

Answer 1

Have you tried something like this? This will force a 403 Forbidden error when someone tries to view anything in DIRECTORY. PHP scripts can still access everything inside the directory. Obviously replace DIRECTORY with your preferred directory.

RewriteRule ^DIRECTORY - [F]