Also make sure you add correct entry to your .conf file

  <Directory "/var/www/yoursite.dtl/htdocs">
     Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
     AllowOverride None
     Order allow,deny
     Allow from all
  </Directory>

Bruno Mendoza wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have just installed http apache server on linux (Ubuntu 8.04 LST
> kernel 2.6.24-19-generic) from source files but, after started server,
> when I try visit localhost I recive the following message
>
> Forbidden
>
> You don't have permission to access / on this server.
>
> Is this issue related with httdocs directory?
>
> Thanks,
> Bruno.
>
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