Error message “Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server” [closed]

Answer 1

Remember that the correct file to be configured in this situation is not the httpd.conf in the phpMyAdmin alias, but in bin/apache/your_version/conf/httpd.conf.

Look for the following line:

DocumentRoot "c:/wamp/www/"

#
# Each directory to which Apache has access can be configured with respect
# to which services and features are allowed and/or disabled in that
# directory (and its subdirectories).
#
# First, we configure the "default" to be a very restrictive set of
# features.
#
<Directory />
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Order deny,allow
    Allow from all
</Directory>

Make sure it is set to Allow from all...

If not, phpMyAdmin might even work, but not your root and other folders under it. Also, remember to restart WAMP and then put online...

This solved my headache.

Answer 2

I solved my problem by adding my user to httpd.conf.

# User/Group: The name (or #number) of the user/group to run httpd as.
# It is usually good practice to create a dedicated user and group for
# running httpd, as with most system services.
#
#User daemon
User my_username
Group daemon

Answer 3

This solution doesn't Allow from all

I just want to change my public directory www, and access it from my PC, and mobile connected by Wifi. I've Ubuntu 16.04.

1. So, first, I modified /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf and I changed the line DocumentRoot /var/www/html for my new public directory DocumentRoot "/media/data/XAMPP/htdocs"

2. Then I modified /etc/apache2/apache2.conf, and I put the permissions for localhost, and my mobile, this time I used the IP address, I know it is not completely safe, but it's OK for my purposes.

   <Directory/>
       Options FollowSymLinks
       AllowOverride None
       Order deny,allow
       Deny from all
       Allow from localhost 10.42.0.11
   </Directory>
   

Answer 4

Some configuration parameters have changed in Apache 2.4. I had a similar issue when I was setting up a Zend Framework 2 application. After some research, here is the solution:

Incorrect Configuration

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName zf2-tutorial.localhost
    DocumentRoot /path/to/zf2-tutorial/public
    SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV "development"
    <Directory /path/to/zf2-tutorial/public>
        DirectoryIndex index.php
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny #<-- 2.2 config
        Allow from all #<-- 2.2 config
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Correct Configuration

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName zf2-tutorial.localhost
    DocumentRoot /path/to/zf2-tutorial/public
    SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV "development"
    <Directory /path/to/zf2-tutorial/public>
        DirectoryIndex index.php
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted #<-- 2.4 New configuration
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

If you are planning to migrate from Apache 2.2 to 2.4, here is a good reference: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/upgrading.html

Answer 5

This article Creating virtual hosts on Apache 2.2 helps me (point 9) permissions to the top virtual hosts directory.

I simply add this lines to my vhosts.conf file:

<Directory I:/projects/webserver>
    Order Deny,Allow
    Allow from all
</Directory>

Answer 6

Check exactly where you are putting your files, don't nest them in the Documents folder.

For instance I made the mistake of putting my code in the Documents folder of as mentioned this isn't going to work because Documents is explicitly only available to YOU and not APACHE. Try moving it up one directory and you may not see this issue.

Move folder from:

/Users/YOURUSERNAME/Documents/code

To here: /Users/YOURUSERNAME/code