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  • I get this message when I try to click on the downloads of my page. I use Updownload.


    Forbidden
    You don't have permission to access /modules/UpDownload/store_folder/Battlefield/mw4decals.zip on this server.
  • its either a htaccess problem or a mod_security problem most likely. Or the permission of the folder is incorrect
  • folder is 777
    files are 777

    just debugging thats why I put it that way.

    I will have a look at the htaaccess file.

    what about mod_security? first I heard of that.
  • its a module for apache that try to stop hack attempts. There must have been a update lately, because i have been having some probs with it lately. Disabling mod_security for that particular domain seemed to work. Im only doing this temp to see if i can find out what the prob is.
  • yeah I have an apache server.
    Can you keep me in the loop on what you find out.

    I don't want to disable that mod without a good raeson
  • im just saying it could be that. Are you using short urls? or have you renamed the module using aliases?
  • nope no short urls. I don't know how to set it up.
    I have not renamed the module.
    I have dns aliases yet I have the files fixed with the main dns.
  • I think i found the error. Will report back here. the alias thing made me start to think.
  • YUP,
    in the settings I have the site as being www.orionfaction.com
    yet our main DNS is orion-faction.net
    I had all the downloads with that as the link.

    once I changed all the downloads to www.orionfaction.com everything worked.
  • great to hear its working and thanks for posting your solution
  • I will always post my solution if I understand what my solution is. I still don't understand why that would change anything. oo well I guess.

    :)

    Key term is it works.
  • Probably because u have secure downloads enabled?
  • is that in the PHP?
    I don't know where secure downloads is. (off to the search through the admin section I am. )


    remember I am new to all this. I am slowly learning and slowly getting things better. :)
  • found it and yes yes I do.
  • Im taking a guess that looks at the URL requesting requesting the file and if its doesnt mach the domain name, it wont work. Protects from hotlinking

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