ERROR 403 - FORBIDDENWhy am I seeing this page?Is there anything that I can do?File and Directory OwnershipFile and Directory PermissionsIP Deny RulesOrder deny,allowallow from alldeny from 192.168.1.5deny from 192.168.1.25Order allow,denyallow from all#deny from 192.168.1.5deny from 192.168.1.25Understanding Filesystem PermissionsSymbolic Representationr if reading is permitted, - if it is not.w if writing is permitted, - if it is not.x if execution is permitted, - if it is not.-rwxr-xr-x a regular file whose user class has full permissions and whose group and others classes have only the read and execute permissions.crw-rw-r-- a character special file whose user and group classes have the read and write permissions and whose others class has only the read permission.dr-x------ a directory whose user class has read and execute permissions and whose group and others classes have no permissions.Numeric RepresentationThe read bit adds 4 to its total (in binary 100),The write bit adds 2 to its total (in binary 010), andThe execute bit adds 1 to its total (in binary 001).4+2+1=7Read, Write, eXecute4+1=5
Read, eXecute
4+1=5
Read, eXecute
4+2=6
Read, Write
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4
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How to modify your .htaccess file
There are Many Ways to Edit a .htaccess File
Edit the file on your computer and upload it to the server via FTP
Use an FTP program's Edit Mode
Use SSH and a text editor
Use the File Manager in cPanel
How to Edit .htaccess files in cPanel's File Manager
Open the File Manager
Log into cPanel.
In the Files section, click on the File Manager icon.
Check the box for Document Root for and select the domain name you wish to access from the drop-down menu.
Make sure Show Hidden Files (dotfiles)" is checked.
Click Go. The File Manager will open in a new tab or window.
Look for the .htaccess file in the list of files. You may need to scroll to find it.
To Edit the .htaccess File
Right click on the .htaccess file and click Code Edit from the menu. Alternatively, you can click on the icon for the .htaccess file and then click on the Code Editor icon at the top of the page.
A dialogue box may appear asking you about encoding. Just click Edit to continue. The editor will open in a new window.
Edit the file as needed.
Click Save Changes in the upper right hand corner when done. The changes will be saved.
Test your website to make sure your changes were successfully saved. If not, correct the error or revert back to the previous version until your site works again.
Once complete, you can click Close to close the File Manager window.
How to modify file and directory permissions
There are Many Ways to Edit a File Permissions
Use an FTP program
Use SSH and a text editor
Use the File Manager in cPanel
How to Edit file permissions in cPanel's File Manager
Open the File Manager
Log into cPanel.
In the Files section, click on the File Manager icon.
Check the box for Document Root for and select the domain name you wish to access