How to restrict access to parent directory but allow access to its specific subdirectory in Apache httpd

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Issue

  • How to restrict access to parent directory but allow access to its specific subdirectory in Apache httpd, for example access to "/var/www/html/secure" must be denied but "/var/www/html/secure/help" must be allowed.
  • After installing and starting the Apache Web server, I can access files from the http directory but not files in the subdirectories.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    • 5.x
    • 6.x
    • 7.x
  • Apache httpd.

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