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.

Pavlo · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-10T11:48:00.977

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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/"

edited Mar 10 '15 at 11:48

answered Sep 18 '13 at 14:17

Pavlo

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Same! I renamed my directory to `images` and it worked! – Christian Jul 28 '23 at 14:19

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 02 '12 at 07:06

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".

Syed Imran Ertaza · Answer 3 · 2023-06-06T16:08:29.777

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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.

edited Jun 06 '23 at 16:08

answered Jun 06 '23 at 15:53

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Brighid McDonnell · Answer 4 · 2011-12-12T13:45:01.947

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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.

edited Dec 12 '11 at 13:45

answered Dec 12 '11 at 00:03

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Yes, Windows permissions are all the same. – Pavlo Dec 12 '11 at 08:50
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. – Pavlo Dec 12 '11 at 14:18

Can't access files in a subdirectory using Apache server

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