SID-00567: InstallationWikiWindowsApache2ActivePerl

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	4.3.2	Perl version:	ActivePerl 5.10.1.1006
Category:	CategoryInstallation	Server OS:	Windows XP SP 3	Last update:	16 years ago

Hi there, just tried to install Wiki according to the instruction http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/TWiki04x02WindowsInstallationGuide. I choose that one since I trusted the configuration to be easy to do. I followed all steps as described. Unfortunatelly I neither could open Wiki configure window nor start main Wiki page. It seems that I missed something, but I don't get the point. This is frustrating.

If I try to open the directory localhost/twiki I get the error message "forbidden - you don't have permission to access /twiki/ on this server.

As it seems there is a permission issue. Do you have any idea what parameters to change an how?

Many thanks for your quick help

-- TomaszLawicki - 2009-10-12

Discussion and Answer

Additional note: the Apache log provides the following error message:

"[client 127.0.0.1] client denied by server configuration: c:/TWiki"

-- TomaszLawicki - 2009-10-12

Ok, it seems, I got it:

In apache2/bin/httpd.conf i changed temporarily the permission from deny to allow for the directory. See the following:

<Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Order deny, allow # Deny from all Allow from all </Directory>

Apache needed restarting. But after that I was able to enter localhost/twiki/bin/configure Note: at that point I also had to use the extension .pl for configure script. The correct link was as follows: http://localhost/twiki/bin/configure.pl

-- TomaszLawicki - 2009-10-12

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