Q: El Capitan Server 403 Forbidding Personal Web Sites, and Other Shenanigans
I look forward to a clear, simple solution to this problem that I never would have thought of. Really, I do.
I have a number of web services installed on my MBP for experimentation purposes, though there's one in particular I've really been keeping notes in. And now I can't get to them, because they're all coming up with 403 errors.
Specifically...
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /dokuwiki/ on this server.
Server unable to read htaccess file, denying access to be safe
I tried putting an .htaccess file in there, but it doesn't like it. Or can't read it. And I've seen it suggested that one should check in the Server app and try to Edit Permissions in the Websites tab.
Which brings me to my other problem: I go to the Websites page in Server, click Edit Permissions, and get a very simple box that doesn't do what it should. To the connection "Allow connections from:" I get the choices of "all networks," "private networks," and "only some networks." I can select "all networks," and I still get the 403 error. I can select "only some networks" and add "This Mac" to the list, and I still get the 403 error.
I'm beginning to suspect a permissions error of some sort at the command line level, but how should I set ownership and permissions?
MacBook Pro (17-inch 2.4 GHz), OS X El Capitan (10.11.2), 750Gb HD
Posted on Jan 26, 2016 11:24 AM