just additional info, it may help: User: apache Group apache i think i changed it to root:root and also the /etc/httpd/ i changed the owner and group to root:root, and then i tried to revert back to apache:apache but its just does not work anymore.. tinkee wrote: > > hi! > > i am using apache as my webserver and i have a problem accessing my php > files in my browser, > it used to work properly until i think I messed up things. > now i don;t know what to do. T_T > > everytime i open my php files which are on > /var/www/htm/ > > it gives me the permission denied error. > > i think i messed up with the chown and chgrp > i typed all these before this happened: > i think giving root the right to all apache resources. i probably was not > able to do it properly. > > ------------ > # chown -R root:root /usr/local/apache > # find /usr/local/apache -type d | xargs chmod 755 > # find /usr/local/apache -type f | xargs chmod 644 > > # chmod -R go-r /usr/local/apache/conf ->>im not too sure what this > does. > # chmod -R go-r /usr/local/apache/logs > -------------------------------------- > > i wanted to change permissions so that my apache could create a file. > now it forbids me to do anything. > > even if i check on the status of my httpd: > /usr/sbin/apachectl status > > It gives me this error: > Forbidden > You dont have permission to access /server-status on this server. > > Same error is given when i try to access my http://localhost/ in the > browser: > Forbidden > You dont have permission to access / on this server. > -------------------------------------- > Apache/2.2.3 (Red Hat) Server at localhost Port 80 > > > In the httpd/logs/error.log it gives me these errors: > > - (13)Permission denied: access to /denied > - (13) Permission denied: access to /favicon.ico denied > > It seems to restrict me to access anything.. > > please help, how do i revert back to normal? > i need this to work properly again. > > I know it has something to do with the permission, when i run the httpd > it cannot get through / on the server even.. > > thank you so much, > tinks > > > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Permission-Problem-tp30593599p30593600.html Sent from the Apache HTTP Server - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx