http://localhost -> 403 forbidden

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http://localhost -> 403 forbidden

I must have made some mistake somewhere. I encounter 403 error when accessing http://localhost but no issue with accessing via http://localhost/~jamesho/index.html or http://localhost/~jamesho/phpinfo2.php

Can I ask if I have enabled the user home directory, I can no longer access /Library/WebServer/Documents?

Kindly advise the necessary. Thank you.

Message was edited by: jameshoty I am working on my iMac (High Sierra) and learning about Apache/PHP and mySQL (but haven't installed yet).

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5), null

Posted on Sep 10, 2018 6:42 AM

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leroydouglas

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Sep 11, 2018 7:29 PM in response to jameshoty

See if this helps permission - How to fix 403 in Mac OS X built-in Apache? - Ask Different

apache - 403 Forbidden error when accessing localhost on Mac OS X10.8 - Stack Overflow

Setting up a local web server on a Mac

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jameshoty Author

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Sep 11, 2018 7:10 PM in response to leroydouglas

Thank you for the URL that is very detail and with clear instructions.

I am ok with getting PHP7, mySQL working and the URL is http://localhost/~jamesho/phpinfo2.php. I am also able to retrieve test data from a SQL table. All seems ok and I even uninstall mySQL. If I stop apache, then the above URL will not work. So I would consider the setup is working well for me. (I am learning the bit and pieces here and there and many thanks to all the forums)

What it is "not working" for me is http://localhost. I am getting error 403