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Asked: 2011-04-20 06:46:24 +0800 CST

Adding empty .htaccess gives 403 error

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When I add an empty .htaccess file to server root (touch .htaccess) I get a 403 error. The samme error appears no matter what I put in the file (I've tried specifying <LIMIT> directives etc).

Example of auth directive I've tried:

<Limit GET POST>
  Order deny,allow
  AuthType Basic
  AuthUserFile /path/to/file
  AuthName "Tits for Haiti etc"
  Require valid-user
</Limit>

Whats the deal?

apache-2.2 .htaccess http-status-code-403

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    If the webserver cannot read the file you will get this problem. Make sure that the webserver can read the file by setting the ownership and permissions on the .htaccess appropriately.

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