Downloads producing a 403 error (page not found)

blith · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:36 pm

I am using RN 2.20.01 and NSN GR Downloads and if I click on a dl and enter code I get the following page:

Code:

Forbidden

Referred From : http://www.gamersroam.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=1
Your IP : 128.174.129.50
The Page Requested: /modules/Xxxxxxx/Xxxx/Castle_Domrose_V121.rar
Agent : Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; InfoPath.1; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.648)
Redirect Status : 403

Please help. thank you

Guardian2003 · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:18 pm

I think this might be htaccess related.
Many folder (directories) within *nuke are protected from direct access by using an htaccess file and also a blank index.html file to help prevent directory browsing.
Change the settings in the Downloads config to use a directory that is not inside a nuke directory. e.g in your webroot create a directory called 'downloads' and specify that directory in the NSN GR Downloads modules admin area.

montego · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:22 pm

blith, please do not double-post! Let us continue on this thread here rather than the other one.

blith · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:45 am

the other one was so far down the page I was not sure anyone would read it. I am sorry.

montego · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:47 am

I would not put your downloads under the modules directory. Guardian is spot on in that many module writers, me included, will place a .htaccess with a "deny from all" in it to keep from having any web browser from accessing files directly under the module directory.

I would create a new directory off your root where you store your downloads in.