Apache permission

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Hey to all,

I am a beginner in installing apache 2.2 in Windows Vista, and when I do *localhost this message appears:

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Can someone help me.

Thanks in advanced
Regards
Marco C.

Are you being prompted for a username and password?
Or is there an .htaccess file within the home directory? May be the .htaccess is not properly configured.

Try to put up a test file "index.html" in the root web folder and then test...

index.html

<html>
Heloooo
</html>

If you are a newbie better try AIOs like Xampp or Wamp

wamp is gr8... you dont need to fret over the installation and config options...

btw in your case the directory browsing is not allowed and you can only access files.... as 'mediator' said just put an index.html

or else you can change the config... open your apache config file its pretty much commented well...
and remove this line 'Options -Indexes' under the <Directory "your root directory address will be here like c:/www etc"> tag

if you still cant find get help by searching the apache online docs...

_

Thanks for your help