How do I make my directories accessibleto the public through a web browser? On my new host I get a 403 Forbidden error when I try to go to the directory (though I can access files within the directory):

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /ubb/Forum1/HTML/ on this server.


Basically I want a search engine to crawl that directory and index all the pages within it. What should I do?

use a ftp program and chmodd it with read permissions

like wsftp or cuteftp

I had already tried chmod 755 and 777 on the directory, but I get the same error message when I use my browser to go to it.

some solutions...

1. put an index.htm there

2. enable directory listing in .htaccess

i am not very sure... but i hope these help :)

Originally posted by jndas

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /ubb/Forum1/HTML/ on this server.


What does the log file say? Probably directory indexing is disabled, try this on .htaccess:


Options Indexes