Forbidden - You don’t have permission to access this page error and solution
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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June 26th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
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!
July 4th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
problem in the permistion
May 24th, 2008 at 5:14 am
I get this error when trying to browse a symlink, and chmoding it had no effect.