Configuring PHP with Apache2

[Ray Parrish]

Ugur Arpaci wrote:
> Maybe;
> you should give permission to everyone to access info.php by giving 
> the following Terminal command:
> chmod 777 /var/www/info.php
>
> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 4:26 AM, Ray Parrish <crp at cmc.net 
> <mailto:crp at cmc.net>> wrote:
>
>     Hello,
>
>     i want to set up; PHP on my Hardy Heron box with Apache2 so that I can
>     begin learning to make dynamic web sites with PHP. However, I have so
>     far been unsuccesfull in getting my first simple PHP file to run.
>
>     I am getting the following error -
>
>     >
>     >   Forbidden
>     >
>     > You don't have permission to access /info.php on this server.
>     >
>     >
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     > Apache/2.2.8 (Ubuntu) Server at 127.0.1.1 Port 80
>     >
>     And here is my /etc/apache2/conf.d/php.conf file -
>
>     <IfModule mod_php5.c>
>      AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
>      AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
>     </IfModule>
>     <Files *.php>
>     SetOutputFilter PHP
>     SetInputFilter PHP
>     LimitRequestBody 9524288
>     </Files>
>     DirectoryIndex index.php
>
>     And my /etc/apache2/httpd.conf file -
>
>     AddHandler cgi-script .php
>     Include conf.d/*.conf
>     <Directory /var/www>
>     Options +ExecCGI
>     </Directory>
>
>     So far my reading in the Apache2 docs has not given me the answer
>     to why
>     this is not working. Could someone please help?
>
>     Thanks, Ray Parrish
>
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OK, I used chmod 777 on the info.php file, and I am still getting the 
forbidden error message. Does anyone else have any ideas for me?

Thanks, Ray Parrish

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