What is "Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server" Error | Linux Today

What is “Forbidden You don’t have permission to access / on this server” Error

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Jul 19, 2020

Apache web server is one of the most popular and widely used opensource web servers thanks to its stability and reliability. The web server commands a huge market, especially in the web hosting platforms. Be that as it may, you may get a “Forbidden – You don’t have permission to access / on this server” error on your browser after setting up your website. A quite common error and a good chunk of users have experienced it while testing their site. So what it this error?

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