I'm getting a 403 Forbidden error when visiting my subdomain
Linode
Linode Staff
My subdomain is showing the following error message:
403 Forbidden
You don't have permission to access / on this server.
Apache/2.4.18 (Ubuntu) Server at www.tv.releaseorder.com Port 443
I've already updated my apache2 conf file to read:
Require all granted
AllowOverride None
What is wrong?
1 Reply
jdutton
Linode Staff
A 403 Forbidden error could happen for a few reasons, but after doing some research, it seems like it's most likely due to a permissions issue.
The first thing you should do is check your Apache logs to see if there are any errors that stand out. Here are a few common locations for these logs:
/var/log/apache/access.log
/var/log/apache2/access.log
/var/log/httpd/access.log
You can also try locating these by running:
locate access.log
or
locate access_log
In terms of permissions, I was also able to find a really great Stack Overflow post reviewing multiple permissions settings, including some syntax variations to try with your apache 2 conf file:
Error message “Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server” [closed]
Hopefully this points you in the right direction!