[Magice]

I'm very sorry about asking how to solve things, but I am very new at linux. I have been trying all last night and today to setup my apache server properly but the most I got was not enough.. I want apache to load /home/myusername/www/cp/index.php but all I get is the directory; when I click on something, if says not found. That goes for folders. Would anyone be able to setup an config file for me or help me?

[lakerdonald]

Make sure that it is readable by the account that Apache uses (probably 'nobody'). You could try:

chmod o+r index.php

And see if that fixes it. If it does, then do:

chmod o+r *

From the same directory, and that should do it.

[Magice]

No help :\ I still get the directory with all files no existing. should I create an alias, if so how should I approach it?

[lakerdonald]

Create an alias? huh?

[Magice]

Alright.. I pointed /cp/ to /home/magice/cp/ now I'm gettiing

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /cp on this server.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/2.0.54 (Fedora) Server at S01060011d82099eb.du.shawcable.net Port 80

[lakerdonald]

Oh you mean a symlink?
Well either way, that won't work as /cp would be outside of the server root.

[Magice]

I have it loading right from my ip now with a virutal host still forbidden though.

[lakerdonald]

It doesn't matter where you're loading it from:
It's outside of your webserver's root (/home/foo/www, /home/foo/public_html, /home/foo/htdocs, /usr/lib/apache2/htdocs, etc...)

[Magice]

Why am I getting a forbidden message & how do I stop it?

[lakerdonald]

Originally Posted by lakerdonald

that won't work as /cp would be outside of the server root.

^^see above^^