How can one prevent excessive log entries when using DENY directives in .htaccess to block access to a directory?

When using DENY directives in .htaccess to block access to a directory, it can lead to excessive log entries as every denied request is logged. To prevent this, you can use the "SetEnvIf" directive in .htaccess to exclude certain IP addresses or user agents from being logged. This way, legitimate requests from specific IP addresses or user agents will not clutter the log files. ```apache SetEnvIf Remote_Addr "^(10\.0\.0\.1|192\.168\.1\.1)$" dontlog SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "Googlebot" dontlog CustomLog /path/to/access.log combined env=!dontlog ```