HINT 1.8.1 VirtualHost: access denied- Error 403

[WilliL]

from http://www.apachefriends.org/f/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=51701
something changed in httpd.conf XAMPP 1.8.1
If you copy your working "httpd-vhosts.conf" from 1.8.0 to your 1.8.1 installion, may be you'll get the error 403 - access denied.

httpd.conf (XAMPP 1.8.1) line 201

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<Directory />
    AllowOverride none
   Require all denied
</Directory>


httpd.conf (XAMPP 1.8.0) line 201

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<Directory />
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Order deny,allow
    Deny from all
</Directory>

After replacing the 1.8.1 <Directory> by the code of 1.8.0 it works fine for me.

[Altrea]

Hi,

Require all denied
is the new style for

Order deny,allow
Deny from all

like described here: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/upgrad ... l#run-time

thats why i am not happy with this fix (and i haven't tested it yet).
Maybe we can find a better solution.

best wishes,
Altrea

[Altrea]

Okay, i made some tests:

You can't mix the old style for access control with the new ones.
My recommandation would be to use the new style everywhere instead the old ones.

Basic examples:

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#old style
Order deny,allow
Deny from all

#new style
Require all denied

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#old style
Order allow,deny
Allow from all

#new style
Require all granted

best wishes,
Altrea