Forbidden You don't have permission to access ...

[gnubie]

Apache 2.0.55 installed and configured on WinXP/w/sp2.
Can run cgi scripts ok.

Entering the following URL in browser:

http://localhost/i:/images/product/pic.jpg

expecting to see pic.jpg, but got

Forbidden You don't have permission to access i:/images/product/pic.jpg on this server

In httpd.conf, I'm using the directive:

<Directory "i:/images/product">
#
# Controls who can get stuff from this server.
#
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>

There are no .ht* files in path.

Any ideas what is wrong? How to troubleshoot?

GN

 

[axman505]

i'm not to familair with running apache on windows, but im pretty sure you dont want the i: in the directory.

Maybe make an alias to that path instead of what your trying to do. Something like:

Alias /myimages "i:/images/product

 

[gnubie]

OK, I gave it a shot -- no change.

I used the Win drive because the installed hppd.conf used it. For example, it used:

<Directory "E:/Apache/Apache2/htdocs">

However, I did learn something. It also doesn't display the Apache docs using:

http:/localhost/E:/Apache/Apache2/htdocs/index.html

I got the the same Forbidden error (diff path, though).

Does that suggest anything?

GN

 

[axman505]

That is the main docroot. Try:

http://localhost/index.html

.. that should load whatever is in the document root.

Back to up above i:\images\product is not in your server root (e:\apache\apache2\htdocs)

If you want to access a directory not in your document root, you have to create an alias entry. To the best of my knowledge, this should work:

Alias /myimages "i:/images/product"

<Directory "i:/images/product">
#
# Controls who can get stuff from this server.
#
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>

Regardless, apache usually tends to work better in the unix enviroment.

 

[smah]

The last bits of info that you need is:

The once you have added the alias directives that axman505 has listed & restarted apache, the url to the file in question will be

http://localhost/pic.jpg

 

[smah]

Sorry - that's wrong. I should have written

http://localhost/myimages/pic.jpg

 

[gnubie]

Ah, that did it. Thanks.

GN