Problem with Apache httpd.conf

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#1

Hi,

I have installed Apached/PHP5/MySQL as per this guide:
Cool Solutions: Installing Apache, PHP, and MySQL on SUSE Linux Professional

I am trying to browse to the link:

http://localhost/phpMyAdmin/

which is in:

/srv/www/htdocs

I get this error when I browse to the page:

[an error occurred while processing this directive]

In my Apache logs, I get this error:

[Fri Jun 27 11:28:21 2008] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Directory index forbidden by Options directive: /srv/www/htdocs/phpMyAdmin/
[Fri Jun 27 11:28:21 2008] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] unable to include potential exec "include/top.html" in parsed file /usr/share/apache2/error/HTTP_FORBIDDEN.html.var
[Fri Jun 27 11:28:21 2008] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] unable to include potential exec "include/bottom.html" in parsed file /usr/share/apache2/error/HTTP_FORBIDDEN.html.var

My httpd.conf is:

#
# /etc/apache2/httpd.conf 
#
# This is the main Apache server configuration file.  It contains the
# configuration directives that give the server its instructions.
# See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.2/> for detailed information about
# the directives.

# Based upon the default apache configuration file that ships with apache,
# which is based upon the NCSA server configuration files originally by Rob
# McCool. This file was knocked together by Peter Poeml <poeml+apache@suse.de>.

# If possible, avoid changes to this file. It does mainly contain Include
# statements and global settings that can/should be overridden in the
# configuration of your virtual hosts.

# Quickstart guide:
# http://www.opensuse.org/Apache_Howto_Quickstart


# Overview of include files, chronologically:
#
# httpd.conf
#  | 
#  |-- uid.conf  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  UserID/GroupID to run under
#  |-- server-tuning.conf  . . . . . . . . .  sizing of the server (how many processes to start, ...)
#  |-- sysconfig.d/loadmodule.conf . . . . .  [li] load these modules[/li]#  |-- listen.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . .  IP adresses / ports to listen on
#  |-- mod_log_config.conf . . . . . . . . .  define logging formats
#  |-- sysconfig.d/global.conf . . . . . . .  [li] server-wide general settings[/li]#  |-- mod_status.conf . . . . . . . . . . .  restrict access to mod_status (server monitoring)
#  |-- mod_info.conf . . . . . . . . . . . .  restrict access to mod_info
#  |-- mod_usertrack.conf  . . . . . . . . .  defaults for cookie-based user tracking
#  |-- mod_autoindex-defaults.conf . . . . .  defaults for displaying of server-generated directory listings
#  |-- mod_mime-defaults.conf  . . . . . . .  defaults for mod_mime configuration
#  |-- errors.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . .  customize error responses
#  |-- ssl-global.conf . . . . . . . . . . .  SSL conf that applies to default server _and all_ virtual hosts
#  |
#  |-- default-server.conf . . . . . . . . .  set up the default server that replies to non-virtual-host requests
#  |    |--mod_userdir.conf  . . . . . . . .  enable UserDir (if mod_userdir is loaded)
#  |    `--conf.d/apache2-manual?conf  . . .  add the docs ('?' = if installed)
#  |
#  |-- sysconfig.d/include.conf  . . . . . .  [li] your include files [/li]#  |                                             (for each file to be included here, put its name 
#  |                                              into APACHE_INCLUDE_* in /etc/sysconfig/apache2)
#  |
#  `-- vhosts.d/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  for each virtual host, place one file here
#       `-- *.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (*.conf is automatically included)
#
#
# Files marked [li] are created from sysconfig upon server restart: instead of[/li]# these files, you edit /etc/sysconfig/apache2



#  Filesystem layout:
#
# /etc/apache2/
#  |-- charset.conv  . . . . . . . . . . . .  for mod_auth_ldap
#  |-- conf.d/
#  |   |-- apache2-manual.conf . . . . . . .  conf that comes with apache2-doc
#  |   |-- mod_php4.conf . . . . . . . . . .  (example) conf that comes with apache2-mod_php4
#  |   `-- ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  other configuration added by packages
#  |-- default-server.conf
#  |-- errors.conf
#  |-- httpd.conf  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  top level configuration file
#  |-- listen.conf
#  |-- magic
#  |-- mime.types -> ../mime.types
#  |-- mod_autoindex-defaults.conf
#  |-- mod_info.conf
#  |-- mod_log_config.conf
#  |-- mod_mime-defaults.conf
#  |-- mod_perl-startup.pl
#  |-- mod_status.conf
#  |-- mod_userdir.conf
#  |-- mod_usertrack.conf
#  |-- server-tuning.conf
#  |-- ssl-global.conf
#  |-- ssl.crl/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PEM-encoded X.509 Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL)
#  |-- ssl.crt/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PEM-encoded X.509 Certificates
#  |-- ssl.csr/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PEM-encoded X.509 Certificate Signing Requests
#  |-- ssl.key/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PEM-encoded RSA Private Keys
#  |-- ssl.prm/  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  public DSA Parameter Files
#  |-- sysconfig.d/  . . . . . . . . . . . .  files that are created from /etc/sysconfig/apache2
#  |   |-- global.conf
#  |   |-- include.conf
#  |   `-- loadmodule.conf
#  |-- uid.conf
#  `-- vhosts.d/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  put your virtual host configuration (*.conf) here
#      |-- vhost-ssl.template
#      `-- vhost.template



### Global Environment ######################################################
#
# The directives in this section affect the overall operation of Apache,
# such as the number of concurrent requests.
Include /etc/apache2/conf.d/php5.conf


# run under this user/group id
Include /etc/apache2/uid.conf

# - how many server processes to start (server pool regulation)
# - usage of KeepAlive
Include /etc/apache2/server-tuning.conf

# ErrorLog: The location of the error log file.
# If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a &lt;VirtualHost&gt;
# container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be
# logged here.  If you *do* define an error logfile for a &lt;VirtualHost&gt;
# container, that host's errors will be logged there and not here.
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error_log

# generated from APACHE_MODULES in /etc/sysconfig/apache2
Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/loadmodule.conf

# IP addresses / ports to listen on
Include /etc/apache2/listen.conf

# predefined logging formats
Include /etc/apache2/mod_log_config.conf

# generated from global settings in /etc/sysconfig/apache2
Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/global.conf

# optional mod_status, mod_info
Include /etc/apache2/mod_status.conf
Include /etc/apache2/mod_info.conf

# optional cookie-based user tracking
# read the documentation before using it!!
Include /etc/apache2/mod_usertrack.conf

# configuration of server-generated directory listings
Include /etc/apache2/mod_autoindex-defaults.conf

# associate MIME types with filename extensions
TypesConfig /etc/apache2/mime.types
DefaultType text/plain
Include /etc/apache2/mod_mime-defaults.conf

# set up (customizable) error responses
Include /etc/apache2/errors.conf

# global (server-wide) SSL configuration, that is not specific to 
# any virtual host
Include /etc/apache2/ssl-global.conf

# forbid access to the entire filesystem by default
&lt;Directory /&gt;
    Options None
    AllowOverride None
    Order deny,allow
    Deny from all
&lt;/Directory&gt;

# user directives jlawlor

&lt;Directory /home/*/public_html/&gt;
    AllowOverride None
    AllowOverride FileInfo
&lt;/Directory&gt;

&lt;Directory /srv/www/htdocs/&gt;
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride None
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
&lt;/Directory&gt;

# List of resources to look for when the client requests a directory
DirectoryIndex index.html index.html.var index.php

AddType text/html php

# end user directives jlawlor

# use .htaccess files for overriding,
AccessFileName .htaccess
# and never show them
&lt;Files ~ "^\.ht"&gt;
    Order allow,deny
    Deny from all
&lt;/Files&gt;

### 'Main' server configuration #############################################
#
# The directives in this section set up the values used by the 'main'
# server, which responds to any requests that aren't handled by a
# &lt;VirtualHost&gt; definition.  These values also provide defaults for
# any &lt;VirtualHost&gt; containers you may define later in the file.
#
# All of these directives may appear inside &lt;VirtualHost&gt; containers,
# in which case these default settings will be overridden for the
# virtual host being defined.
#
Include /etc/apache2/default-server.conf


# Another way to include your own files
#
# The file below is generated from /etc/sysconfig/apache2,
# include arbitrary files as named in APACHE_CONF_INCLUDE_FILES and
# APACHE_CONF_INCLUDE_DIRS
Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/include.conf


### Virtual server configuration ############################################
#
# VirtualHost: If you want to maintain multiple domains/hostnames on your
# machine you can setup VirtualHost containers for them. Most configurations
# use only name-based virtual hosts so the server doesn't need to worry about
# IP addresses. This is indicated by the asterisks in the directives below.
#
# Please see the documentation at
# &lt;URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.2/vhosts/&gt;
# for further details before you try to setup virtual hosts.
#
# You may use the command line option '-S' to verify your virtual host
# configuration.
#
Include /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/*.conf


# Note: instead of adding your own configuration here, consider 
#       adding it in your own file (/etc/apache2/httpd.conf.local)
#       putting its name into APACHE_CONF_INCLUDE_FILES in 
#       /etc/sysconfig/apache2 -- this will make system updates 
#       easier :)

I can’t seem to see where the Options directive is, or what I am doing wrong. Any help greatly appreciated.

/jlar

#2

hello, i’m no expert on apache configs by a long way but there is a page about the options directive here → core - Apache HTTP Server

good luck!

#3

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In your phpMyAdmin directory there is probably an ‘index.php’ page. Try
going their directly instead of having the server do it for you.

http://localhost/phpMyAdmin/index.php

Good luck.

eeijlar wrote:
| Hi,
|
| I have installed Apached/PHP5/MySQL as per this guide:
| ‘Cool Solutions: Installing Apache, PHP, and MySQL on SUSE Linux
| Professional’ (http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/595.html)
|
| I am trying to browse to the link:
|
| http://localhost/phpMyAdmin/
|
| which is in:
|
| /srv/www/htdocs
|
| I get this error when I browse to the page:
|
|

Code:
--------------------
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
In my Apache logs, I get this error:
Code:
--------------------
[Fri Jun 27 11:28:21 2008] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Directory

index forbidden by Options directive: /srv/www/htdocs/phpMyAdmin/
| [Fri Jun 27 11:28:21 2008] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] unable to
include potential exec “include/top.html” in parsed file
/usr/share/apache2/error/HTTP_FORBIDDEN.html.var
| [Fri Jun 27 11:28:21 2008] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] unable to
include potential exec “include/bottom.html” in parsed file
/usr/share/apache2/error/HTTP_FORBIDDEN.html.var
| --------------------
|
|
| My httpd.conf is:
|
|

Code:
#
# /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
#
# This is the main Apache server configuration file. It contains the
# configuration directives that give the server its instructions.
# See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.2/> for detailed

information about
| # the directives.
|
| # Based upon the default apache configuration file that ships with
apache,
| # which is based upon the NCSA server configuration files originally
by Rob
| # McCool. This file was knocked together by Peter Poeml
<poeml+apache@suse.de>.
|
| # If possible, avoid changes to this file. It does mainly contain
Include
| # statements and global settings that can/should be overridden in the
| # configuration of your virtual hosts.
|
| # Quickstart guide:
| # http://www.opensuse.org/Apache_Howto_Quickstart
|
|
| # Overview of include files, chronologically:
| #
| # httpd.conf
| # |
| # |-- uid.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UserID/GroupID to run
under
| # |-- server-tuning.conf . . . . . . . . . sizing of the server
(how many processes to start, …)
| # |-- sysconfig.d/loadmodule.conf . . . . . load these modules
| # |-- listen.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . . IP adresses / ports to
listen on
| # |-- mod_log_config.conf . . . . . . . . . define logging formats
| # |-- sysconfig.d/global.conf . . . . . . . server-wide general
settings
| # |-- mod_status.conf . . . . . . . . . . . restrict access to
mod_status (server monitoring)
| # |-- mod_info.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . restrict access to
mod_info
| # |-- mod_usertrack.conf . . . . . . . . . defaults for
cookie-based user tracking
| # |-- mod_autoindex-defaults.conf . . . . . defaults for
displaying of server-generated directory listings
| # |-- mod_mime-defaults.conf . . . . . . . defaults for mod_mime
configuration
| # |-- errors.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . . customize error responses
| # |-- ssl-global.conf . . . . . . . . . . . SSL conf that applies
to default server and all virtual hosts
| # |
| # |-- default-server.conf . . . . . . . . . set up the default
server that replies to non-virtual-host requests
| # | |–mod_userdir.conf . . . . . . . . enable UserDir (if
mod_userdir is loaded)
| # | --conf.d/apache2-manual?conf . . . add the docs ('?' = if installed) | # | | # |-- sysconfig.d/include.conf . . . . . . your include files | # | (for each file to be included here, put its name | # | into APACHE_INCLUDE_* in /etc/sysconfig/apache2) | # | | # – vhosts.d/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for each virtual host,
place one file here
| # -- *.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . . (*.conf is automatically included) | # | # | # Files marked are created from sysconfig upon server restart: instead of | # these files, you edit /etc/sysconfig/apache2 | | | | # Filesystem layout: | # | # /etc/apache2/ | # |-- charset.conv . . . . . . . . . . . . for mod_auth_ldap | # |-- conf.d/ | # | |-- apache2-manual.conf . . . . . . . conf that comes with apache2-doc | # | |-- mod_php4.conf . . . . . . . . . . (example) conf that comes with apache2-mod_php4 | # | – … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . other configuration
added by packages
| # |-- default-server.conf
| # |-- errors.conf
| # |-- httpd.conf . . . . . . . . . . . . . top level
configuration file
| # |-- listen.conf
| # |-- magic
| # |-- mime.types → …/mime.types
| # |-- mod_autoindex-defaults.conf
| # |-- mod_info.conf
| # |-- mod_log_config.conf
| # |-- mod_mime-defaults.conf
| # |-- mod_perl-startup.pl
| # |-- mod_status.conf
| # |-- mod_userdir.conf
| # |-- mod_usertrack.conf
| # |-- server-tuning.conf
| # |-- ssl-global.conf
| # |-- ssl.crl/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PEM-encoded X.509
Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL)
| # |-- ssl.crt/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PEM-encoded X.509
Certificates
| # |-- ssl.csr/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PEM-encoded X.509
Certificate Signing Requests
| # |-- ssl.key/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PEM-encoded RSA
Private Keys
| # |-- ssl.prm/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . public DSA Parameter Files
| # |-- sysconfig.d/ . . . . . . . . . . . . files that are created
from /etc/sysconfig/apache2
| # | |-- global.conf
| # | |-- include.conf
| # | -- loadmodule.conf | # |-- uid.conf | # – vhosts.d/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . put your virtual host
configuration (.conf) here
| # |-- vhost-ssl.template
| # `-- vhost.template
|
|
|
| ### Global Environment
######################################################
| #
| # The directives in this section affect the overall operation of Apache,
| # such as the number of concurrent requests.
| Include /etc/apache2/conf.d/php5.conf
|
|
| # run under this user/group id
| Include /etc/apache2/uid.conf
|
| # - how many server processes to start (server pool regulation)
| # - usage of KeepAlive
| Include /etc/apache2/server-tuning.conf
|
| # ErrorLog: The location of the error log file.
| # If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a <VirtualHost>
| # container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be
| # logged here. If you do define an error logfile for a <VirtualHost>
| # container, that host’s errors will be logged there and not here.
| ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error_log
|
| # generated from APACHE_MODULES in /etc/sysconfig/apache2
| Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/loadmodule.conf
|
| # IP addresses / ports to listen on
| Include /etc/apache2/listen.conf
|
| # predefined logging formats
| Include /etc/apache2/mod_log_config.conf
|
| # generated from global settings in /etc/sysconfig/apache2
| Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/global.conf
|
| # optional mod_status, mod_info
| Include /etc/apache2/mod_status.conf
| Include /etc/apache2/mod_info.conf
|
| # optional cookie-based user tracking
| # read the documentation before using it!!
| Include /etc/apache2/mod_usertrack.conf
|
| # configuration of server-generated directory listings
| Include /etc/apache2/mod_autoindex-defaults.conf
|
| # associate MIME types with filename extensions
| TypesConfig /etc/apache2/mime.types
| DefaultType text/plain
| Include /etc/apache2/mod_mime-defaults.conf
|
| # set up (customizable) error responses
| Include /etc/apache2/errors.conf
|
| # global (server-wide) SSL configuration, that is not specific to
| # any virtual host
| Include /etc/apache2/ssl-global.conf
|
| # forbid access to the entire filesystem by default
| <Directory />
| Options None
| AllowOverride None
| Order deny,allow
| Deny from all
| </Directory>
|
| # user directives jlawlor
|
| <Directory /home//public_html/>
| AllowOverride None
| AllowOverride FileInfo
| </Directory>
|
| <Directory /srv/www/htdocs/>
| Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
| AllowOverride None
| Order allow,deny
| Allow from all
| </Directory>
|
| # List of resources to look for when the client requests a directory
| DirectoryIndex index.html index.html.var index.php
|
| AddType text/html php
|
| # end user directives jlawlor
|
| # use .htaccess files for overriding,
| AccessFileName .htaccess
| # and never show them
| <Files ~ “^.ht”>
| Order allow,deny
| Deny from all
| </Files>
|
| ### ‘Main’ server configuration
#############################################
| #
| # The directives in this section set up the values used by the ‘main’
| # server, which responds to any requests that aren’t handled by a
| # <VirtualHost> definition. These values also provide defaults for
| # any <VirtualHost> containers you may define later in the file.
| #
| # All of these directives may appear inside <VirtualHost> containers,
| # in which case these default settings will be overridden for the
| # virtual host being defined.
| #
| Include /etc/apache2/default-server.conf
|
|
| # Another way to include your own files
| #
| # The file below is generated from /etc/sysconfig/apache2,
| # include arbitrary files as named in APACHE_CONF_INCLUDE_FILES and
| # APACHE_CONF_INCLUDE_DIRS
| Include /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/include.conf
|
|
| ### Virtual server configuration
############################################
| #
| # VirtualHost: If you want to maintain multiple domains/hostnames on
your
| # machine you can setup VirtualHost containers for them. Most
configurations
| # use only name-based virtual hosts so the server doesn’t need to
worry about
| # IP addresses. This is indicated by the asterisks in the directives
below.
| #
| # Please see the documentation at
| # <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.2/vhosts/>
| # for further details before you try to setup virtual hosts.
| #
| # You may use the command line option ‘-S’ to verify your virtual host
| # configuration.
| #
| Include /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/*.conf
|
|
| # Note: instead of adding your own configuration here, consider
| # adding it in your own file (/etc/apache2/httpd.conf.local)
| # putting its name into APACHE_CONF_INCLUDE_FILES in
| # /etc/sysconfig/apache2 – this will make system updates
| # easier :slight_smile:
I can’t seem to see where the Options directive is, or what I am doing
wrong. Any help greatly appreciated.
/jlar

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#4

I am soooo thick!!! I didn’t have phpMyAdmin installed!!! I think your intelligence decreases in proportion to the amount of time you spend at a problem.

Thanks everyone for their replies…

/jlar