If you are reading this, you recently came across an error message saying 403 Forbidden – you don’t have permission to access ‘/’ on this server’. And most likely, you have no idea what it is all about. Well, don’t worry! This is a quite common scenario that many webmasters run into.
In short, follow these steps in order to fix the 403 forbidden error:
- Check or reset/rename your .htaccess file
- Reset file and folder permissions
- Disable WordPress plugins
In this tutorial, you are going to learn about the reasons that might be liable for a 403 forbidden error in detail and possible solutions that will help you get rid of it. As an example, we will show you how to fix this error on a WordPress site. However, steps would be almost identical on any other CMS or static websites.
It is worth mentioning that 403 errors might differ based on various circumstances. Occasionally, this error can also be a result of a few changes that your hosting company might have made in their system or due to the implementation of some updates.
Whatever it is, let’s look deeper into the error and find out more details about it. We will then list out various reasons responsible for this error, and the possible solutions for it.
Let’s get started!