Remove PDFs From Google Search

Hello,

I would be very grateful if someone can advise me on how to correctly apply the 'noindex' to all PDF files within my CodeIgniter web site.
I have read that this can normally be achieved by use of the 'Filesmatch' tag within the .htaccess file as illustrated below, but I am not sure if the code snippet is in the correct format for CodeIgniter.
Many thanks in advance.

Code:

<FilesMatch "\.pdf$">
header set x-robots-tag: noindex
</FilesMatch>

Can I simply enter the above code within the root .htaccess file or do I need to apply a different method?
Many thanks in advance.


 

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Hello,

I would be very grateful if someone can advise me on how to correctly apply the 'noindex' to all PDF files within my CodeIgniter web site.
I have read that this can normally be achieved by use of the 'Filesmatch' tag within the .htaccess file as illustrated below, but I am not sure if the code snippet is in the correct format for CodeIgniter.
Many thanks in advance.

Code:

<FilesMatch "\.pdf$">
header set x-robots-tag: noindex
</FilesMatch>

Can I simply enter the above code within the root .htaccess file or do I need to apply a different method?
Many thanks in advance.

See: https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/a/49124

PHP Code:

<Files ~ "\.pdf$">
  Header set X-Robots-Tag "noindex, nofollow"
</Files> 


Thank you so much for your kind response. I will utilise that code within the CodeIgniter .htaccess file and let you know if it resolves my issue.