Apache: Disable php in a directory

Question

I want to disable php in a directory on my server. I thought that setting Options -ExecCGI in httpd.conf would prevent php scripts from being executed, but obviously I am wrong.

So, this is what I have in my httpd.conf, which obviously does not work:

<Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/(path_to_directory)/dirname">
    Options -ExecCGI
    AllowOverride None
</Directory>

The question is, how can I prevent php scripts from being executed in a specific folder? Can in be done in httpd.conf or do I have to use a .htaccess file?

Answer 1

php_flag engine offonly works if you are using mod_php(as well as mod_php7.x) than php-fpm

Seems you are using php-fpm, so add the further lines into httpd.conf:

<Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/(path_to_directory)/dirname">
<FilesMatch ".+\.*$">
SetHandler !
</FilesMatch>
</Directory>

or these in .htaccess in the Directory you don't expect the execution of PHP:

<FilesMatch ".+\.*$">
SetHandler !
</FilesMatch>

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I have tested it on an Unix Platform rather than a Windows, Hope it would help U.