apache - HTTP Server Error 403. Forbidden

Question

I am getting the following error:

Forbidden: You don't have permission to access [directory] on this server.

I need direct access to this directory and sub folders on that directory so that my Android Application can communicate with it.

I tried putting folders on a Hosting Server and everything works fine.

But, I am doing an academic project and I need to store these folders and scripts on a University Web Server which can talk to localhost locally.

Answer 1

1.
If you have the possiblity and your server is a linux server, you can change the permissions with something like

sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/folder

Or completely change the owner with

sudo chown -R user /var/www/folder

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2.
Look into the apache configuration files and also the .htaccess, if the directory is blocked by

Deny from all

Or simply not allowed. You could allow the directory by creating a .htaccess file and enter

<Directory yourdirectory>
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>