Client Denied by Server Configuration: Apache Error

Trying to figure out what is going on

When you update Apache to a later version, the access control, especially the methods for authorizing and logging in, is often changed. Because of these changes, the “Client Denied by Server Configuration” mistake could happen. To find the right answer, you need to know what caused the error in the first place.

Resolving the Error

Follow the steps below to resolve the “Client Denied by Server Configuration” error:

Step 1: Locate the Configuration File

The first step is to find your Apache server’s setup file. The main configuration file is generally called httpd. conf and can be found in the Apache configuration directory.

Step 2: Update the code

Once you’ve found the httpd.conf file, open it in a text editor, and make the changes you need. Your setup file will tell you what changes you need to make based on the code that is already there.

Case 1: Let all of them through

If the below code is in your setup file:

Order allow,deny

Replace it with:

Require all granted

This change lets all requests go through and fixes the problem right away..

Case 2: Turn down every request

If the below code is in your setup file:

Order deny,allow

Replace it with:

Require all denied

By changing the code to “Require all denied,” you make sure that all requests are turned down.

Case 3: Reject all requests except for one specific host

If your setup file has the following lines of code:

Order Deny,Allow 
 Deny from all  
 Allow from example.com 

Change it like this:

Require host example.com

This change only lets requests come from the address given, which in this case is “example.com”.

Step 3: Save and restart Apache again.

After making the needed changes to the configuration file, save the file and restart the Apache service for the changes to take effect. This step makes sure that the new settings are used, so the problem shouldn’t happen anymore.

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