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stefan88
Re: HTTP 403 (Forbidden) Can't log on to my site

  • 2007/10/26 19:23

  • stefan88

  • Community Support Member

  • Posts: 1086

  • Since: 2004/9/20


Hi,

if you have mod_sec installed (403 can be raised by it) check it.

Check the owner of the files - some installations need specific owner/group of the files.

in apache config (httpd.conf) file check where are logs and check access and error logs. You may need to set log setting to log errors/access.
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kevcar
Re: HTTP 403 (Forbidden) Can't log on to my site

  • 2007/10/26 20:14

  • kevcar

  • Not too shy to talk

  • Posts: 127

  • Since: 2007/6/2 1


I have uploaded a index.html file to inform members that the site is down and that is showing? why is that showing and not my website?
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drbowen
Re: HTTP 403 (Forbidden) Can't log on to my site

  • 2007/10/26 20:29

  • drbowen

  • Just popping in

  • Posts: 19

  • Since: 2006/4/28


Dear Kevcar,

I was Googling around and found this reference that may have relevance to your situation. Check it out.

http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/redhat_selinux_guide/rhlcommon-section-0055.html

On Redhat Enterprise Linux the relevant error messages may relate to the SELinux which imposes a lot of extra restrictions on permissions and access of files. The relevant error messages appear to reside in:

/var/log/messages

What are the names of the directories, in order, from the file root:

/

For instance on my server the web server root is:

/usr/local/www/data/xoops/

This should be listed in the the mainfile.php To answer the question you asked above, open a command line interface, Su (change user) to root. From the root prompt (looks like a # sign). Type the following:

ls -al public_html

This needs to be executed from the directory where public_html is located.

Sam Bowen, MD
http://www.oemr.org
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kevcar
Re: HTTP 403 (Forbidden) Can't log on to my site

  • 2007/10/26 20:41

  • kevcar

  • Not too shy to talk

  • Posts: 127

  • Since: 2007/6/2 1


Hi Sam,

Thanks for that info, as a newbie its going over my head, so I might have to wait for the designer to get back from his holidays 2nd Nov, worse luck.

Thanks again

Kevin
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drbowen
Re: HTTP 403 (Forbidden) Can't log on to my site

  • 2007/10/26 21:21

  • drbowen

  • Just popping in

  • Posts: 19

  • Since: 2006/4/28


Kevin,

I can see the content of your index.html.

Why don't you replace the contents of index.html with the following:

<head><title>Royal Welsh Veterans</title><script type="text/javascript">window.location="index.PHP";</script></head>

Save and reload.

Sam Bowen, MD
http://www.oemr.org
another XOOPS site
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kevcar
Re: HTTP 403 (Forbidden) Can't log on to my site

  • 2007/10/26 22:21

  • kevcar

  • Not too shy to talk

  • Posts: 127

  • Since: 2007/6/2 1


I tried that script you sent this message comes up:

The page cannot be found

The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
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drbowen
Re: HTTP 403 (Forbidden) Can't log on to my site

  • 2007/10/27 15:59

  • drbowen

  • Just popping in

  • Posts: 19

  • Since: 2006/4/28


If you change to the public_html directory and type

ls

does it list the index.php?

You might try modifying the script to add a ./ in front of the index.php.

<head><title>Royal Welsh Veterans</title><script type="text/javascript">window.location="./index.PHP";</script></head>

Sam Bowen, MD
http://www.oemr.org
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kevcar
Re: HTTP 403 (Forbidden) Can't log on to my site

  • 2007/10/28 14:00

  • kevcar

  • Not too shy to talk

  • Posts: 127

  • Since: 2007/6/2 1


Hi Sam,

All I get is this with the script:

http://royalwelshveterans.co.uk/index.PHP
(You are not authorized to view this page
You might not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials you supplied.)
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