Re: Apache Access

On 19 Aug, Andrew V. Romero wrote: > Hi, I have been working on learning how to make html forms and then have > that data sent via a php script to a database in mysql, but today after > almost completing my first form to submit data to the database, I hit a > problem. I am very new at this whole web server thing, so bear with > me. My problem is that once I hit submit on the web browser, an error > pops up "Forbidden| You don't have permission to access /forms/< on this > server.| Apache/1.3.12 Server at localhost Port 80", and I think this is > due to me really not setting up any users. This apache is just running > on my home win95 computer and I am basically just using it to test my > creations before posting them somewhere so security isn't really an > issue. So my question is, how can I set up users (the manual is very > unclear here), and how do I allow myself access to read and write any > directory? > Thanks, > If you want to reply personally, remove all numbers from my name. > -- > Andrew V. Romero > Romer1999o@pharmacy.arizona.edu > Remove the #'s from my address to reply. > http://www.u.arizona.edu/~avr/ > ICQ #54080914 In your httpd.conf ensure that you give access to the various directories you create under the document root. -- David Robley | WEBMASTER & Mail List Admin RESEARCH CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES | http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/ AusEinet | http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/ Flinders University, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA