Hi,
I have added a virtual directory to an apache web server and the virtual directory is located outside the document root. I configured the httpd.conf how it is decripted in the apache doc
When I access the virtual directory an error “Access forbidden! Error 403” occured. The config seems to ok:
Alias /virtualdirectory/ "D:/user/www/virtual/" <Directory "D:/user/www/virtual/"> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews ExecCGI AllowOverride All Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory>
Solution:
The default apache configration is very restrictive. It do not allow to access directories without authentication. This is defined in the Directory section of httpd.conf:
<Directory> AllowOverride none Require all denied </Directory>
Add a “require all granted” directive to your virtual directory section will grant the access.
Alias /virtualdirectory/ "D:/user/www/virtual/" <Directory "D:/user/www/virtual/"> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews ExecCGI AllowOverride All Order allow,deny Allow from all Require all granted </Directory>
Great!! Thanks. This solved my problem!!! I was just using “Allow from all”. But “Require all granted” is also needed.
This worked for me after a long battle and search. I was doing the same as Juan. Needed the extra require all granted. Thank you.
I still get 403 after using this. also Chmod 777 my directory, still can’t make it work
Also tried adding these lines to /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/alias.conf … no difference
Hi Vicent,
who is the owner of the directory? Whats the output of
ls -l /yourDirectory
Hi Vicent.
I have the same problem that you have.
Did you solve it?
Please let me know.
Thanks
I know that this is an old post but to clarify,
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
is Apache 2.2, while
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
is Apache 2.4 and they are never used together. It’s one or the other but not both!