Is it possible to restrict access to certain files in a directory at specific times using HTACCESS?

It is not possible to restrict access to certain files in a directory at specific times using HTACCESS alone. However, you can achieve this functionality by combining HTACCESS with PHP. You can create a PHP script that checks the current time and only allows access to the files in the directory during specific time ranges. 

<?php
$allowed_start_time = strtotime('08:00:00'); // Start time in 24-hour format
$allowed_end_time = strtotime('17:00:00'); // End time in 24-hour format
$current_time = time();

if ($current_time < $allowed_start_time || $current_time > $allowed_end_time) {
    header('HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden');
    exit;
}

// Allow access to files in the directory

Keywords

PHP HTACCESS file access control time restrictions directory permissions

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