diff --git a/phpBB/docs/INSTALL.html b/phpBB/docs/INSTALL.html
index 9f8bbe74b8..19644327c2 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/INSTALL.html
+++ b/phpBB/docs/INSTALL.html
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 			<li>Oracle</li>
 		</ul>
 		</li>
-		<li><strong>PHP 5.3.3+</strong> and <strong>PHP < 7.0</strong> with support for the database you intend to use.</li>
+		<li><strong>PHP 5.3.3+</strong> and <strong>PHP &lt; 7.0</strong> with support for the database you intend to use.</li>
 		<li>The following PHP modules are required:
 		<ul>
 			<li>json</li>
@@ -455,9 +455,21 @@
 
 <a name="webserver_configuration"></a><h3>6.ii. Webserver configuration</h3>
 
-	<p>Depending on your web server, you may have to configure your server to deny web access to the <code>cache/</code>, <code>files/</code>, <code>store/</code> and other directories. This is to prevent users from accessing sensitive files.</p>
+	<p>Depending on your web server, you may have to configure your server to deny web access to the <code>cache/</code>, <code>files/</code>, <code>includes</code>, <code>phpbb</code>, <code>store/</code>, and <code>vendor</code> directories. This is to prevent users from accessing sensitive files.</p>
 
-	<p>For <strong>Apache</strong> there are <code>.htaccess</code> files already in place to do this for you. Similarly, for <strong>Windows</strong> based servers using <strong>IIS</strong> there are <code>web.config</code> files already in place to do this for you. For other webservers, you will have to adjust the configuration yourself. Sample files for <strong>nginx</strong> and <strong>lighttpd</strong> to help you get started may be found in <code>docs/</code> directory.</p>
+	<p>
+		For <strong>Apache</strong> there are <code>.htaccess</code> files already in place to do this for the most sensitive files and folders. We do however recommend to completely deny all access to the aforementioned folders and their respective subfolders in your Apache configuration.<br />
+		On Apache 2.4, denying access to the <code>phpbb</code> folder in a phpBB instance located at <code>/var/www/html/</code> would be accomplished by adding the following access rules to the Apache configuration file (typically apache.conf):
+		<pre>
+&lt;Directory /var/www/html/phpbb/*&gt;
+	Require all denied
+&lt;/Directory&gt;
+&lt;Directory /var/www/html/phpbb>
+	Require all denied
+&lt;/Directory&gt;</pre>
+		<br />
+	<p>The same settings can be applied to the other mentioned directories by replacing <code>phpbb</code> by the respective directory name. Please note that there are differences in syntax between Apache version <a href="https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/access.html">2.2</a> and <a href="https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/howto/access.html">2.4</a>.</p>
+	<p>For <strong>Windows</strong> based servers using <strong>IIS</strong> there are <code>web.config</code> files already in place to do this for you. For other webservers, you will have to adjust the configuration yourself. Sample files for <strong>nginx</strong> and <strong>lighttpd</strong> to help you get started may be found in the <code>docs/</code> directory.</p>
 
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/phpBB/docs/assets/css/stylesheet.css b/phpBB/docs/assets/css/stylesheet.css
index 192a6f9f79..c090ab7e07 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/assets/css/stylesheet.css
+++ b/phpBB/docs/assets/css/stylesheet.css
@@ -115,6 +115,17 @@ code {
 	padding: 0 4px;
 }
 
+pre {
+	color: #006600;
+	font-weight: normal;
+	font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
+	border-color: #D1D7DC;
+	border-width: 1px;
+	border-style: solid;
+	background-color: #FAFAFA;
+	padding: 0 4px
+}
+
 #wrap {
 	padding: 0 20px;
 	min-width: 650px;
diff --git a/phpBB/docs/lighttpd.sample.conf b/phpBB/docs/lighttpd.sample.conf
index 5b04122267..f5b509e002 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/lighttpd.sample.conf
+++ b/phpBB/docs/lighttpd.sample.conf
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $HTTP["host"] == "www.myforums.com" {
 	accesslog.filename		= "/var/log/lighttpd/access-www.myforums.com.log"
 	
 	# Deny access to internal phpbb files.	
-	$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/(config\.php|common\.php|includes|cache|files|store|images/avatars/upload)" {
+	$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/(config\.php|common\.php|cache|files|images/avatars/upload|includes|phpbb|store|vendor)" {
 		url.access-deny = ( "" )
 	}
 
diff --git a/phpBB/docs/nginx.sample.conf b/phpBB/docs/nginx.sample.conf
index 2ead3552fd..bf33f4e73d 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/nginx.sample.conf
+++ b/phpBB/docs/nginx.sample.conf
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ http {
         }
 
         # Deny access to internal phpbb files.
-        location ~ /(config\.php|common\.php|includes|cache|files|store|images/avatars/upload) {
+        location ~ /(config\.php|common\.php|cache|files|images/avatars/upload|includes|phpbb|store|vendor) {
             deny all;
             # deny was ignored before 0.8.40 for connections over IPv6.
             # Use internal directive to prohibit access on older versions.
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/db/migration/data/v30x/.htaccess b/phpBB/phpbb/db/migration/data/v30x/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44242b5418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/db/migration/data/v30x/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# With Apache 2.4 the "Order, Deny" syntax has been deprecated and moved from
+# module mod_authz_host to a new module called mod_access_compat (which may be
+# disabled) and a new "Require" syntax has been introduced to mod_authz_host.
+# We could just conditionally provide both versions, but unfortunately Apache
+# does not explicitly tell us its version if the module mod_version is not
+# available. In this case, we check for the availability of module
+# mod_authz_core (which should be on 2.4 or higher only) as a best guess.
+<IfModule mod_version.c>
+	<IfVersion < 2.4>
+		<Files "*">
+			Order Allow,Deny
+			Deny from All
+		</Files>
+	</IfVersion>
+	<IfVersion >= 2.4>
+		<Files "*">
+			Require all denied
+		</Files>
+	</IfVersion>
+</IfModule>
+<IfModule !mod_version.c>
+	<IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
+		<Files "*">
+			Order Allow,Deny
+			Deny from All
+		</Files>
+	</IfModule>
+	<IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
+		<Files "*">
+			Require all denied
+		</Files>
+	</IfModule>
+</IfModule>
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/db/migration/data/v310/.htaccess b/phpBB/phpbb/db/migration/data/v310/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44242b5418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/db/migration/data/v310/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# With Apache 2.4 the "Order, Deny" syntax has been deprecated and moved from
+# module mod_authz_host to a new module called mod_access_compat (which may be
+# disabled) and a new "Require" syntax has been introduced to mod_authz_host.
+# We could just conditionally provide both versions, but unfortunately Apache
+# does not explicitly tell us its version if the module mod_version is not
+# available. In this case, we check for the availability of module
+# mod_authz_core (which should be on 2.4 or higher only) as a best guess.
+<IfModule mod_version.c>
+	<IfVersion < 2.4>
+		<Files "*">
+			Order Allow,Deny
+			Deny from All
+		</Files>
+	</IfVersion>
+	<IfVersion >= 2.4>
+		<Files "*">
+			Require all denied
+		</Files>
+	</IfVersion>
+</IfModule>
+<IfModule !mod_version.c>
+	<IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
+		<Files "*">
+			Order Allow,Deny
+			Deny from All
+		</Files>
+	</IfModule>
+	<IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
+		<Files "*">
+			Require all denied
+		</Files>
+	</IfModule>
+</IfModule>
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/db/migration/data/v31x/.htaccess b/phpBB/phpbb/db/migration/data/v31x/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44242b5418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/db/migration/data/v31x/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# With Apache 2.4 the "Order, Deny" syntax has been deprecated and moved from
+# module mod_authz_host to a new module called mod_access_compat (which may be
+# disabled) and a new "Require" syntax has been introduced to mod_authz_host.
+# We could just conditionally provide both versions, but unfortunately Apache
+# does not explicitly tell us its version if the module mod_version is not
+# available. In this case, we check for the availability of module
+# mod_authz_core (which should be on 2.4 or higher only) as a best guess.
+<IfModule mod_version.c>
+	<IfVersion < 2.4>
+		<Files "*">
+			Order Allow,Deny
+			Deny from All
+		</Files>
+	</IfVersion>
+	<IfVersion >= 2.4>
+		<Files "*">
+			Require all denied
+		</Files>
+	</IfVersion>
+</IfModule>
+<IfModule !mod_version.c>
+	<IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
+		<Files "*">
+			Order Allow,Deny
+			Deny from All
+		</Files>
+	</IfModule>
+	<IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
+		<Files "*">
+			Require all denied
+		</Files>
+	</IfModule>
+</IfModule>
diff --git a/phpBB/web.config b/phpBB/web.config
index 99a1fe6023..d0a3cb33fe 100644
--- a/phpBB/web.config
+++ b/phpBB/web.config
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
 				<hiddenSegments>
 					<add segment="cache" />
 					<add segment="files" />
+					<add segment="includes" />
+					<add segment="phpbb" />
 					<add segment="store" />
+					<add segment="vendor" />
 					<add segment="config.php" />
 					<add segment="common.php" />
 				</hiddenSegments>