HTTP 403 Forbidden Error

We installed Apache 2.2 on 64 bit Windows and received a frustrating 403 Forbidden Error when navigating to a website. After attempting to update permissions, etc. we discovered that it was a simpmle fix that we needed to do in the vhosts.conf file.

If you are installing Apache on Vista and setup the httpd.conf file to include the vhosts.conf file, make sure that you removed the template virtual host. You can comment it out by typing the comment charachter “#” on each line. This will enable you to leave the sample virtual host in the file for future reference. If you do not remove the sample you will receive the dreaded 403 Forbidden Error.

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This entry was posted on December 22, 2008 at 9:04 am and is filed under Technical Help and Information. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments.

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