do not have permission to view uploads folder

corbinp
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do not have permission to view uploads folder Oct 15, 2012 12:11:39 GMT -5

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Post by corbinp on Oct 15, 2012 12:11:39 GMT -5

i am having trouble viewing my uploads folder on the paradox server.

to clarify, if i try to go to www.sis.pitt.edu/~ug44/1059/homeworks/hw6/uploads/
i get a permissions error. i have the permissions set to 0755 for the directory and its contents.

however, if i type in the url of a specific file in the folder, i am able to view it
e.g., www.sis.pitt.edu/~ug44/1059/homeworks/hw6/uploads/donObama.jpg

can anyone provide some assistance?

thanks

corbin

yifeng
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do not have permission to view uploads folder Oct 15, 2012 15:58:44 GMT -5

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Post by yifeng on Oct 15, 2012 15:58:44 GMT -5

I guess, for security reason, the server will not allow directory indexing by default, which means if your folder does not have an index.html it will not show any webpage and give the permission error. You can google 'htaccess' if you want more details.

So it is working correctly.

Last Edit: Oct 15, 2012 15:59:49 GMT -5 by yifeng

corbinp New Member Posts: 13	do not have permission to view uploads folder Oct 15, 2012 16:30:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by corbinp on Oct 15, 2012 16:30:52 GMT -5 Thanks for the reply. I had a feeling the issue might have been something server-side. Mr. Perkoski, if you could confirm this, I would appreciate it.

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do not have permission to view uploads folder Oct 15, 2012 16:57:36 GMT -5

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Post by Bob P on Oct 15, 2012 16:57:36 GMT -5

It's typical that if a directory does not have a home or index file then nothing shows. You need to know the name of a file in the directory in order to access it. Often times when a file is moved a link to that file is made for the user or an index.html file is updated with the addition of the filename.
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do not have permission to view uploads folder

Post by corbinp on Oct 15, 2012 12:11:39 GMT -5

Post by yifeng on Oct 15, 2012 15:58:44 GMT -5

Post by corbinp on Oct 15, 2012 16:30:52 GMT -5

Post by Bob P on Oct 15, 2012 16:57:36 GMT -5

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