Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server. Server unable to read htaccess file

[myanmarandroid]

hello someone can help me.

i go to my website i see this message

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.
Server unable to read htaccesss file, denying access to be safe

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

so, i go to my cpanel i not see anything file manager in public_html folder.

how to fix it someone can help me.

i am begineer.

sorry for my bad english 😞

[JHasselbring · Accepted solution]

Can you edit your .htaccess file, if you do not have one, make one

[JHasselbring]

Ok... ummm. Did it work?

[myanmarandroid]

i cannot find .htaccess file in filezilla

[kr74]

hi @JHasselbring
I have the same issue

I do see my htaccess file but dont have a clue what to do with it

can u please assist?

TNX!

[JHasselbring]

Show me what's in it

[kr74]

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

[JHasselbring]

What did you do prior to this error?  your htaccess looks fine

[kr74]

basically, i've uploaded backup files of my WP website taken from hostgator

i checked the wp-config file and updated it with the correct DB name, user and password

i really dont know what do to next

[JHasselbring]

@kr74,

Possibly compatibility problem... What you should've done is:

Install WP on new site, install the theme you used from your old site in case it runs codes on install, upload a copy of the theme from old site then upload your database data.  Your theme might've been dependent on something installed on your DB.

[kr74]

Wow...

Sounds WAY over my league..

Guess it's time to get some paid pro to do it for me.

Thanks a lot!

Will update.

[trulygreat]

I've had my WP sites with you for a couple years. Since Friday, I've had an error crop up after I log into my admin area on ONE of those sites. The only thing I updated lately was JetPack, but I've updated it on the other sites and it hasn't caused a problem. 

I tried to upload a screenshot, but it shouldn't take more than a couple seconds to upload a 5 kb file.

So the error says "403 Access Forbidden by CSRFProtector!"

I looked up the error online so I get that it's a PHP error, but I don't understand what it has to do with my WP site. As it started acting more than a day after my last updating of JetPack, I can't see why that would be the problem, but it's the last update I did. 

And from my side, I don't see that it's doing anything. It gives me the error, but still allows me to go about my business. However, it keeps popping up. Not every time I log in, but it's now popped up 3 times. Once on Friday, once on Saturday, and again this morning. 

Anyone else having the same problem and know what to do about it?

[pathwaym]

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@JHasselbring wrote:

@kr74,

Possibly compatibility problem... What you should've done is:

Install WP on new site, install the theme you used from your old site in case it runs codes on install, upload a copy of the theme from old site then upload your database data.  Your theme might've been dependent on something installed on your DB.

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I used a simple index.php file with nothing but text in it (no other folder in my public_html) an no other folders with an empty .htaccess file and it still didn't work.

[pathwaym]

When I try to access the website via my IP and username like below, it gives a file not found error

http://IPADDRESS/~accountusername

[MikeOlaf]

Hello,

I have the same problem. Is there some solution?

Thank, Mike

[MikeOlaf]

I got in the backend of WP. 

And than I ran all updates and voilà.. the page is working now!

[hasanalahmad86]

i don't have any file ?

[SSMRASU · Accepted solution]

I think you are trying to access a folder.

Check is the folder has .htaccess

Yes)  Then change the folder permission to "755"

No)   Then create a new one.

That's ALL!

[danny2018]

What i can write inside the .htaccess file.

[jemz]

Great... This worked for me

Thanks a bunch.