determining if .htaccess is working

Question

Following some guide on the web, I have created the following .htaccess for my WordPress installation:

# protect the htaccess file
<files .htaccess>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</files>

# protect wpconfig.php
<files wp-config.php>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</files>

plus chmod wp-config.php 600 and .htaccess 644.

Which is the simplest way I can test if it is working properly? In case, I can create some other files to verify the work. I only want to be sure.

Answer 1

If you want to test this from outside your network - as if you are a normal person across the internet, you can try using a proxy server such as Hidemyass or Proxify.

Answer 2

To test if the directives are working, just try browsing to the files:

http://yoursite.com/wp-site/.htaccess
http://yoursite.com/wp-site/wp-config.php

When accessing the files you should get an error page. Try removing the directives and test again, see that a valid page will load.-