Hotlink protection: How-To prevent people from stealing your files

Create an .htaccess file in your public_html directory with the following code:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://(www.)?
domain.com.*$ [NC]
RewriteRule .(gif|jpg)$ – [F]

Where domain.com is your domain.

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