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Forbidden - You don’t have permission to access this page error and solution

Posted by Vivek Gite [Last updated: January 9, 2007]

Q. Why I am getting this error message? I am using Apache web server and my directory is located at /home/myname/public_html.

A. The permissions on your Web page are not correct. Login over ssh session and use chmod command to setup correct permission. Go to directory (for example public_html or /var/www/sitename.com/dir/) and type the following command

$ chmod 755 *.*

OR

$ chmod o+x ./

If you have more subdirectories use -R option:
$ chmod -R 755 *.*

If you have access to Apache configuration file check out for these tips to get rid of Apache 403 forbidden error.

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Discussion on This FAQ

  1. William Says:

    hi, how do you make them open to anyone for perpetuity. for example, everytime i add a folder i have to redo the permissions.
    Thanks!

  2. Ameen Says:

    problem in the permistion

  3. Chris Says:

    I get this error when trying to browse a symlink, and chmoding it had no effect.

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