Allow / Deny IP Addresses or Hosts

Last Updated for InterWorx-CP version 3.0.1

An existing SiteWorx account.

Use .htaccess files to allow or deny specific hosts or IP address from your site or a particular direcotry.

1. Click on the Site Services menu if it is not already expanded.
2. Click on the ♦    Directory Options item.
3. You should now be looking at the Directory Options Management controls in the main content area.
4. Click the Access Control link for the directory you’d like to manage.
5. Choose the Access Order. The choices are “Deny first, then allow”, and “Allow first, then deny”.
   • Deny first, then allow - The ‘Blocked Hosts’ list will be evaluated first.
   • Allow first, then deny - The ‘Trusted Hosts’ list will be evaluated first.
6. Enter hosts or IP addresses on the Trusted Hosts and/or the Blocked Hosts text boxes.
7. Click the Update button.
8. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: » Access Control updated: global