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403 Error with ISPConfig3

hey guys!

I just finished following the ISPConfig3 and SquirrelMail setup on Ubuntu 10.04LTS.

I have my domains setup correctly, so they forward nicely to my server. Unfortunately, when I was trying to install Wordpress to my domain, It suddenly switched to ERROR 403 Forbidden.

Naturally I was browsing this website for possible fixes, one suggested changing the permissions of /var/mydomain/web to 755, but this has absolutely no effect.

Can anybody help?

Look in your apache error.log should give you a hint on what to look for

thanks for your reply! :)

the lines of my error log are as follows:

Code:

PHP Deprecated:  Comments starting with '#' are deprecated in /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/imagick.ini on line 1 in Unkno$

PHP Deprecated:  Comments starting with '#' are deprecated in /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/imap.ini on line 1 in Unknown $

PHP Deprecated:  Comments starting with '#' are deprecated in /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/mcrypt.ini on line 1 in Unknow$

[Sun May 30 06:39:16 2010] [notice] Apache/2.2.14 (Ubuntu) mod_fcgid/2.3.4 PHP/5.3.2-1ubuntu4.1 with Suhosin-Patch mo$

[Sun May 30 06:39:16 2010] [warn] long lost child came home! (pid 9830)

[Sun May 30 06:44:14 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 07:00:12 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 07:17:58 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 07:33:32 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 07:49:20 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 08:05:18 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 08:21:51 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 08:40:58 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 09:00:50 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 09:21:09 2010] [error] [client 89.163.146.43] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC2616 $

[Sun May 30 09:21:16 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 10:07:05 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 10:18:48 2010] [error] [client 151.8.62.90] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC2616 se$

[Sun May 30 10:32:06 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 10:57:48 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 11:24:49 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 11:36:00 2010] [error] [client 216.145.11.94] File does not exist: /var/www/robots.txt

[Sun May 30 11:51:25 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 12:10:43 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 12:29:50 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 12:47:28 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 13:04:43 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 13:22:28 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 13:26:13 2010] [error] [client 91.212.12.60] client denied by server configuration: /htdocs

[Sun May 30 13:31:34 2010] [error] [client 89.16.175.101] File does not exist: /var/www/phpmyadmin

[Sun May 30 13:31:34 2010] [error] [client 89.16.175.101] File does not exist: /var/www/phpMyAdmin

[Sun May 30 13:39:59 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

[Sun May 30 13:56:27 2010] [error] [client 217.195.204.194] client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC261$

i am unsure how to resolve these, any input would be greatly appreciated!

Do you use mod_php, suPHP, or FastCGI?

Quote:

Originally Posted by falko (Post 230094)

Do you use mod_php, suPHP, or FastCGI?

hi there falko, I actually followed your guide here:

http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-se...nx-ispconfig-3

to the letter! I'm not sure if i have those installed, is there a command i can invoke to check if these plugins are active?

your guide worked perfectly for me, but when i added web content to my domain's folder it suddenly switched to a 403 :(

Try putting this in the apache directives field of your site:

<Directory /var/www/yourwebsite.com/web>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>

Then restart apache

Did Wordpress install or change your .htaccess file? Look in there to see if a deny is affecting you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSsab (Post 230127)

Try putting this in the apache directives field of your site:

<Directory /var/www/yourwebsite.com/web>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>

Then restart apache

thanks for your reply! i modified my sites-available file with the changes you suggested, and when i restarted apache i got this:

Code:

 * Restarting web server apache2                                                [Thu Jun 03 18:55:49 2010] [warn] NameVirtualHost [my ip here]:80 has no VirtualHosts

[Thu Jun 03 18:55:49 2010] [warn] NameVirtualHost [my ip here]:443 has no VirtualHosts

 ... waiting [Thu Jun 03 18:55:50 2010] [warn] NameVirtualHost  [my ip here]:80 has no VirtualHosts

[Thu Jun 03 18:55:50 2010] [warn] NameVirtualHost  [my ip here]:443 has no VirtualHosts

still getting a 403 forbidden error :(

Quote:

Originally Posted by BorderAmigos (Post 230130)

Did Wordpress install or change your .htaccess file? Look in there to see if a deny is affecting you.

my .htcaccess file is empty.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSsab (Post 230127)

Try putting this in the apache directives field of your site:

<Directory /var/www/yourwebsite.com/web>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>

Then restart apache

I made the changes as you directed, by as i restarted apache I got these errors:

* Restarting web server apache2 [Thu Jun 03 18:55:49 2010] [warn] NameVirtualHost [my IP here]:80 has no VirtualHosts
[Thu Jun 03 18:55:49 2010] [warn] NameVirtualHost [my IP here]:443 has no VirtualHosts
... waiting [Thu Jun 03 18:55:50 2010] [warn] NameVirtualHost [my IP here]:80 has no VirtualHosts
[Thu Jun 03 18:55:50 2010] [warn] NameVirtualHost [my IP here]:443 has no VirtualHosts
[ OK ]

not too sure what's going on here! should i change it back?