How to disallow a directory in server with robots.txt?

@mabelle 

To disallow a directory on the server using the robots.txt file, follow these steps:

1. Create or locate the existing robots.txt file in the root directory of your website.
2. Open the robots.txt file in a text editor.
3. To disallow a specific directory, add the following lines to the robots.txt file: User-agent: * Disallow: /directory/ Replace "/directory/" with the URL path of the directory you want to disallow. For example, if you want to disallow the "/secret/" directory, the line should be Disallow: /secret/.
4. Save the robots.txt file. Ensure the file is saved in plain text format without any special characters or formatting.
5. Upload the modified robots.txt file to the root directory of your website.

Note: Keep in mind that while search engine crawlers like Googlebot respect the robots.txt file, it is possible for malicious bots or web scraping tools to ignore these rules. Therefore, the robots.txt file only serves as a guideline and is not a foolproof method for preventing access to a directory.