How to get Apache running on Open Suse- unknown 403 error

mrukjames · 10-02-2008, 11:28 AM

Hi, I am trying to get apache running on my open suse linux computer. Apache has started and when I type localhost into my browser it produces a 403 error.

However ALL the permissions on my directory and ALL files in apache are set to read and execute- including the index.html file.

In the Apache error log the following data is produced:

Code:

[Thu Oct 02 15:24:12 2008] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Directory index forbidden by Options directive: /srv/www/htdocs/
[Thu Oct 02 15:24:13 2008] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: /srv/www/htdocs/favicon.ico
[Thu Oct 02 15:35:04 2008] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Directory index forbidden by Options directive: /srv/www/htdocs/
[Thu Oct 02 15:35:10 2008] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Directory index forbidden by Options directive: /srv/www/htdocs/
[Thu Oct 02 15:35:13 2008] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Directory index forbidden by Options directive: /srv/www/htdocs/

What is /srv/www?

There also doesn't appear to be any problem with my configuration as follows:

Code:

<Directory /home/james/AMW>
    Options None
    AllowOverride None
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>

# use .htaccess files for overriding,
AccessFileName .htaccess
# and never show them
<Files ~ "^\.ht">
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Files>

# List of resources to look for when the client requests a directory
DirectoryIndex index.html index.html.var feedback.html

Please please please help me to get this started.

Appreciate YOUR help in advance.

Thanks,
James

TB0ne · 10-02-2008, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrukjames

Hi, I am trying to get apache running on my open suse linux computer. Apache has started and when I type localhost into my browser it produces a 403 error.

However ALL the permissions on my directory and ALL files in apache are set to read and execute- including the index.html file.

In the Apache error log the following data is produced:

What is /srv/www?

Please please please help me to get this started.

The /srv/www/htdocs is the root path where your html docs are stored. Does that directory exist? What are the permissions on it? And can you access the site from the machine itself, or are you getting this problem only when you try to access it from another computer?

mrukjames · 10-02-2008, 03:51 PM

Hi, thank you for your reply.

If srv/www/htdocs is where my html files are meant to be, then my directory path in httpd.conf must be wrong- <Directory /home/james/AMW>? My html files are in /home/james/AMW. I've tried putting them in /srv/www and /srv/www/htdocs but it's still not working.

Yes I've checked the permissions for this directory which exists and everything in that path has read an execute permissions. I can't even get it to work on my own computer.

Please please please please help

yancek · 10-02-2008, 06:29 PM

If you want files in your home directory, you should have a directory named 'public_html' in your /home/james directory. To access it you need to have the path entered under USER_DIR in the httpd.conf file for apache. On Suse, the files for apache server are in the /srv/www/htdocs directory and sub-directories. How did you try putting filed in the /srv/www/htdocs directory?

mrukjames · 10-02-2008, 06:42 PM

Hi guys,

I tried it again, putting the files in the srv/www/htdocs directory- and it worked!

Thanks for your help guys. I really appreciate it.

God Bless you!
James