"Error 403 – Forbidden" after installing

did you check you database see if you allowed all privileges

did you check you database see if you allowed all privileges

No, I don’t really know what you mean. Do you mean a setting in phpMyAdmin..?

perhaps govpatel means checking your wp-config.php file settings for the database and host names.

also, here are some threads for you to review.

I mean is when you created a database and create user you have to allow all privileges as you are admin to access database.

perhaps govpatel means checking your wp-config.php file settings for the database and host names.

I double-checked the wp-config.php file and everything was correct. Just to see, I changed the password for my database and updated the wp-config.php file.

Now all of a sudden I can access the WordPress system, make new posts, etc., but when I go to view my blog, I still get the same 403 error. Any idea why the dashboard would start working but not the actual displayed blog??

also, here are some threads for you to review.

I did that very search before posting here. I couldn’t find anyone who had this particular problem.

I mean is when you created a database and create user you have to allow all privileges as you are admin to access database.

I don’t know how to do that. The only options I see when I make a new database are “Description” and “Password.”

Also, in case this helps figure it out:

When I go to “[my blog]/wp-admin/”, I get the 403 error. However, when I go to “[my blog]/wp-admin/index.php”, I get the login screen and the WordPress dashboard functions properly.

I tried the same thing for viewing my blog (went to “[my blog]/index.php” instead of just “[my blog]/”) but it didn’t change anything there, I still get the 403 for both URLs.

have you tried:

-deactivating ALL plugins temporarily to narrow down and possibly fix the problem . If the problem goes away, activate them individually to find the culprit?

If you don’t have access to your admin area, try deactivating them manually via FTP or phpMyAdmin.

-switching to the default theme (Twenty Ten) for a moment by renaming your current theme’s folder in wp-content/themes. The idea is to force WordPress to fall back to the default theme to rule out any theme-specific issue?

If you don’t have access to your admin area, then access your server via FTP or SFTP or whatever file management application your host provides.

-deactivating ALL plugins temporarily to narrow down and possibly fix the problem . If the problem goes away, activate them individually to find the culprit?

There are no plugins activated. There aren’t any plugins even installed besides what comes with the installation package – I haven’t been able to log into the dashboard after installing until just now (see above) so there’s no way I could have any plugins…

-switching to the default theme (Twenty Ten) for a moment by renaming your current theme’s folder in wp-content/themes. The idea is to force WordPress to fall back to the default theme to rule out any theme-specific issue?

Again, haven’t been able to access WordPress before now so there is literally nothing there besides the default package.

As of right now, the WordPress dashboard works but visiting the blog itself still returns a 403. Help!

-try clearing cache in your browser before viewing the blog. To clear cache in your browser, press clrl+f5 keys simultaneously.

If that does not resolve the issue, Download WordPress again and replace your copies of everything EXCEPT the wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ directory with fresh copies. This should replace your core files without changing your content and settings in wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ directory.

Note that some uploaders may not overwrite files reliably, so delete the original files before replacing them.

First backup.

If that does not resolve the issue, Download WordPress again and replace your copies of everything EXCEPT the wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ directory with fresh copies. This should replace your core files without changing your content and settings in wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/ directory.

I did this – no change.

Visiting the URLs on a completely separate computer returns the same results, also.

Any other ideas?

Are you using permslinks? If yes, check if mod-rewrite is enabled.

Are you using permslinks? If yes, check if mod-rewrite is enabled.

No, permalinks settings are currently to Default.

Well, I finally figured it out. Thanks to everyone who tried to help. The solution proved to be quite simple.

I had to edit my .htaccess file to allow “index.php” as a valid default index page.

My .htaccess file for the top level of my domain only had this line:
DirectoryIndex index.html

I just had to change it to
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php

And then everything worked.

Glad you got it working. ??