If you are using cPanel, you may encounter the error “AH01630: client denied by server configuration” when trying to access certain files or directories on your website. This error occurs when the server's configuration denies access to the requested resource.
To fix this error, you will need to edit the server's configuration file. In cPanel, this file is called “httpd.conf” and can be found in the “etc” directory. To access this file, follow these steps:
Log in to your cPanel account.
In the “Files” section, click on the “File Manager” icon.
In the “File Manager” window, navigate to the “etc” directory and open the “httpd.conf” file.
In the “httpd.conf” file, look for the section that controls access to your website's files and directories. This section should begin with the “Allow” and “Deny” directives.
To grant access to a specific file or directory, add an “Allow” directive for that file or directory. For example, if you want to grant access to the “example.html” file, you would add the following line:
Allow from example.html
To deny access to a specific file or directory, add a “Deny” directive for that file or directory. For example, if you want to deny access to the “private” directory, you would add the following line:
Deny from private
Save the changes to the “httpd.conf” file and exit the editor.
Restart the Apache web server by running the following command in the terminal:
service apache2 restart
After restarting the web server, the “AH01630: client denied by server configuration” error should no longer occur when accessing the specified files or directories. Note that you may need to repeat these steps for each file or directory that you want to grant or deny access to.
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