asked on 8/27/2013

403 Forbidden You don't have permission to access /phpinfo.php on this server

Just installed Apache & PHP on Windows 7 64.

Decided to use configuration 4 per http://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=4481:

4. Apache64 with NTS PHP32 and FCGID64

Apache:httpd-2.4.6-win64-VC11.zip to c:\Apache24

FCGID64: modules-2.4-win64-VC11.zip. Copied mod_fcgid.so to c:\Apache24\modules

PHP: php-5.5.3-nts-Win32-VC11-x86.zip to c:\php

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Apache is running per ApacheMonitor; "It works!" displays when I go to localhost in browser

I have a phpinfo.php file in the document root; a browser address of localhost/phpinfo.php results in

403 Forbidden You don't have permission to access /phpinfo.php on this server

access.log shows:

::1 - - [27/Aug/2013:00:43:23 -0500] "GET /phpinfo.php HTTP/1.1" 403 214

I've given the document root (i.e. c:\Apache24\htdocs) full control permissions for Users

In httpd.conf, I've given the directories:
AllowOverride all
Require all granted

Been scouring the web for hours, but haven't found anything that resolves this.

I sure hope some of you gurus out there can help me out...

Thanks-
Sam
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SAbboushi

8/27/2013

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8/27/2013

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Dave Baldwin

8/27/2013

Apache almost always runs under a special limited user and the name you have in httpd.conf is 'daemon'. I believe you have to give that user permissions in the 'htdocs' directory.

SAbboushi

8/27/2013

ASKER

Thanks for your responses.

>> could you try to add the ExecCGI option to line of Option statement undernearth the <Directory "c:/Apache24/htdocs"> line and try again ?
PtitPinpin: OK - I added

Options ExecCGI

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Now, getting a different error:

500 Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

error.log:

[Tue Aug 27 06:23:17.003319 2013] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 9700:tid 284] AH00424: Parent: Received restart signal -- Restarting the server.
[Tue Aug 27 06:23:17.152328 2013] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 9700:tid 284] AH00455: Apache/2.4.6 (Win64) mod_fcgid/2.3.7 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Tue Aug 27 06:23:17.152328 2013] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 9700:tid 284] AH00456: Apache Lounge VC11 Server built: Jul 15 2013 20:45:22
[Tue Aug 27 06:23:17.152328 2013] [core:notice] [pid 9700:tid 284] AH00094: Command line: 'C:\\Apache24\\bin\\httpd.exe -d C:/Apache24'
[Tue Aug 27 06:23:17.153328 2013] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 9700:tid 284] AH00418: Parent: Created child process 10480
[Tue Aug 27 06:23:18.004377 2013] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 10480:tid 488] AH00354: Child: Starting 64 worker threads.
[Tue Aug 27 06:23:19.004434 2013] [mpm_winnt:notice] [pid 11180:tid 488] AH00364: Child: All worker threads have exited.
[Tue Aug 27 06:23:22.437630 2013] [fcgid:warn] [pid 10480:tid 1052] (OS 109)The pipe has been ended. : [client ::1:54166] mod_fcgid: get overlap result error
[Tue Aug 27 06:23:22.437630 2013] [core:error] [pid 10480:tid 1052] [client ::1:54166] End of script output before headers: phpinfo.php

Is that one step closer...?

>> Apache almost always runs under a special limited user and the name you have in httpd.conf is 'daemon'. I believe you have to give that user permissions in the 'htdocs' directory.
DaveBaldwin: thanks... didn't work... (says "no such object). BTW, this is for W7 and that block of code says "<IfModule unixd_module>..."

Any other thoughts...?
phpinfo.php

SAbboushi

8/27/2013

ASKER

Ahhh... I just saw a post suggesting that a good troubleshooting tip is to double-click php.exe to make sure it runs. I got error: msvcr110.dll missing... which is from Visual Studio 2012...

But I installed Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 - (vcredist_x64.exe)

Hmmm... but I'm using the 32 bit version of php!

So I just also installed the 32 bit version of Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 - vcredist_x86.exe

Problem resolved!

The Apache Lounge said I need Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 - vcredist, and I assumed since I was running W7 64 that I needed the 64 bit VS Redistributable version.

But I need BOTH: I'm running Apache 64 bit and php 32 bit.

SAbboushi

8/27/2013

ASKER

Thanks - This solved my 403 problem!