How would I change the following preg_match() code to also block the index.html file,

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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T01:48:50+00:00 2026-05-23T01:48:50+00:00

How would I change the following preg_match() code to also block the index.html file, stead of only ‘.’ , ‘..’ , or ‘.htaccess’?

preg_match('/^\.(htaccess|\.)?/',$file)

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-23T01:48:50+00:00

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This should do it

preg_match('/^(\.(htaccess|\.)?|index\.html)/',$file)

However, regular expressions are not necessary here

in_array($file, array('.', '..', '.htaccess', 'index.html'))

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