On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 02:31:00 +0000
momesana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi, all
> maybe this is not the right place to post a question about setting up
> the apache server, but anyway.
> 
RTFM :) httpd.apache.org

> I can't manage to change DocumentRoot to anything else but the default
> 
> 
> DocumentRoot "/home/httpd/htdocs"
> 
> when I put my files in there it works fine but when I put them
> somewhere else (with the same permissions = 755 or even 777 for the
> directory and all files chmod -R 755 <directory>) it gives following
> error message:
> 
> Forbidden
> 
> You don't have permission to access / on this server.
> 
> Apache/2.0.47 (Gentoo/Linux) Server at 127.0.0.1 Port 80
> 
> It is a 403 Erro message and I have no clue why. Even when I copy 
> /home/httpd/htdocs to /home/httpd/htdocs2 while preserving the 
> filepermissions with
> # cp -Rp /home/httpd/htdocs /home/httpd/htdocs2
> and change the apache2.conf file accordingly it won't work (of course
> I restart apache after modifiing the config file).
> 
> What is the reason for this errormessage.
> please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
You must make apropriate Directory section too:
<Directory /your/new/document/root>
Simply find that one which was responsible for old
Document Root and change it as you need.

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