(13)Permission denied: .htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable

Submitted by xyoni on June 15, 2011 - 7:41pm

So you got this error:

[Wed Jun 15 19:05:40 2011] [crit] [client 72.252.205.36] (13)Permission denied: /var/www/xxxxx/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable

And you don't even have an .htaccess file in that location to begin with, why?

Solution

The directory containing your website needs to have execute permissions for user,group and others. chmod 755 on the directory.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 7, 2011 - 12:10pm.

same problem; issuing 755 on the directory did not solve it.

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Submitted by xyoni on July 15, 2011 - 10:42am.

Hey Anon, you could also verify that the user and group that owns your directory are the correct ones for your server.

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