Apache Forbidden: httpd.conf or File Permissions

Posted by Alan Storm on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Alan Storm
Published on 2013-10-23T18:01:29Z Indexed on 2013/10/24 3:57 UTC
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When setting up an Apache virtual host, I'll occasionally get the following error when attempting to access the site.

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Is there any method to (or tool that will) tell me why Apache is denying access? (local rule in httpd.conf, file permissions, etc.

I'm not looking for help with a specific configuration, instead I'm looking for a way to have the computer tell me what's wrong with my system and/or configuration.

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