apache2 server no permission on new directory

Question

I am setting up an apache2 server on my server. I wanted to use another directory then /var/www. I created the directory /web

added my user to the www-data group

changed the owner/group and the permission:

chown -R root:www-data /web
chmod -R 755 /web

and then I created a new virtualhost with the right directory root enabled the site disabled the default one. Restarted the server.

But my server says: Forbidden you don't have permission.... I don't get why, I have already tried all possible tutorials of diverse forums and websites, but I can't get it working

My virtualhost config:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com

    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /web/test

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Which configuration file exactly? Since I run it in Ubuntu I have multiple files — Apatus, Jun 20 '17 at 09:46
Ok thank you good to know! :) but this doesn't solve my problem — Apatus, Jun 20 '17 at 11:53
What version of Apache2 are you using? There is a difference in 2.2 vs. 2.4 regarding how access to a directory is handled/given/granted — ivanivan, Jun 20 '17 at 12:46
You should use some other user than root for the owner of the directory, so that you don't need to be `root` to add files there. — Tero Kilkanen, Jul 01 '17 at 10:22

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 20 '17 at 12:57

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Find your apache2.conf or the default apache configuration file depending on your linux distribution and make sure it has a directory configuration for your new web root. Something on the lines of:

<Directory /web/test/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
</Directory>

answered Jun 20 '17 at 12:57

Mikael Levoniemi

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Thank you that worked! I didn't knew that I have to specify the Directory! – Apatus Jun 20 '17 at 13:09

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