Can't access files in a subdirectory using Apache server

Question

I have an Apache 2.2.21 server installed on my Windows 7 machine. My site is up and my scripts from /scripts subdirectory are working but when I try to load icons from /icons I get a 403 forbidden error. I've already added this to my httpd.conf file:

<Directory "c:/wamp/www/icons/">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    Order Deny,Allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from 127.0.0.1
</Directory>

Still no effect. So the question is: how can I access files in my /icons subfolder?

P.S.: Using /images subdirectory worked out just fine but the question still remains.

Kale

Answer 1

I figured out that /icons/ was included as an alias for some other directory. For me, configuration file was located at:

C:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2.2.21\conf\extra\httpd-autoindex.conf

I had to comment out this line:

Alias /icons/ "c:/Apache22/icons/"

Kale

Same! I renamed my directory to images and it worked! – Ringsmuth

Answer 2

Have you checked the Windows permissions on the /icons directory, and made sure that the Apache user can read that directory? Is there possibly an .htaccess file in the picture?

Edit: Okay, so it's not permissions. My next guess is this: your config above says "everyone is forbidden access except when they're coming from 127.0.0.1". But you're on Windows 7. Windows 7 tries to be helpful and modern - and often tries accessing via IPv6 first. So you might show up as coming from ::1, which is probably failing to match 127.0.0.1. Try turning off IPv6 or adding an Allow from ::1 directive.

Overcurious

Yes, Windows permissions are all the same. – Kale

I tried it - no luck. httpd.conf looks like totally unresponsive to my changes. Again, subfolders like /scripts and /images are available, so I think it should be a list of them somewhere. – Kale

Answer 3

Ok so if your httpd.conf doesn't do anyhting you should restart apache. Any changes done to documents have to be restarted so Apache can "Refresh".

<Directory "c:/wamp/www/icons/">
     Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
     Order Deny,Allow
     Deny from all
     Allow from 127.0.0.1
</Directory>

• So above this is your code. It basically says in line 4 that Apache should deny connection from all incoming connections connections to the /icons/folder.

• Also on line 5 it says to allow incoming connections from only 127.0.0.1 or localhost. So basically the server has access to it!

• If changing it doesn't work you should look in .htaccess. Another option is just to copy the Code from a folder that works and paste it and just change the paste from EX: "C:/WAMP/www/images/" to "C:/WAMP/www/icons".

Afghanistan

Answer 4

In Linux OS and if you use Apache, you have to change the default Apache configuration and edit this file located here

/etc/apache2/mods-available/alias.conf

In this file, you have to comment by putting # before this line

Alias /icons/ "/usr/share/apache2/icons/"

After changing the configuration, I had to restart apache

sudo service apache2 restart

And now if you check it, It should work properly.

Linsang