“Forbidden” errors in admin area

  • Resolved mikeleeuk

    (@mikeleeuk)


    17 years, 9 months ago

    I am currently testing a site with a WordPress blog, and continually uninstalling and reinstalling WordPress in order to do so.

    Recently I downloaded and installed WordPress as normal but I am getting “Forbidden” errors in various parts of the admin area.

    Missing content on the dashboard doesn’t bother me, but I am unable to add custom fields which I really need to do for my new site.

    Can anybody think of any fixes to try? If not, would there be any security reasons not to downgrade to 2.1.3?

    I’d really rather fix the problem, but I suppose downgrading is always an option…

    Thanks. ??

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  • Downgrading is, usually, the worst option.
    If there were changes to the database structure in the newer version, and you don’t have a DB backup… it’s almost impossible.
    However, I don’t see what is “downgrading” in the case of a non-existent blog?

    When you get forbidden: did you check the file permissions?

    Thread Starter mikeleeuk

    (@mikeleeuk)

    It’s not “non-existent”, I’m just not opening the site yet.

    And, as I said, I have been reinstalling WordPress – so I clear the database every time anyway.

    How do I check file permissions?

    Hmmm… Making a new install – wipes out whatever was there = non-existent.

    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Changing_File_Permissions

    Thread Starter mikeleeuk

    (@mikeleeuk)

    Fair enough, I mean “installing an older version” and not downgrading, then…

    Anyway, I changed the permissions on index.php to 666, and wp-content (and its subfolders) to 777, and now I get an “Internal Server Error” and can’t view my blog at all.

    Normally, files should be 644 and folder 755.

    Thread Starter mikeleeuk

    (@mikeleeuk)

    Okay, I’ve changed the permissions again and the internal server error has gone.

    The forbidden errors are still showing up, though.

    Is that “forbidden’ as in 403 error or WP’s own error saying you cannot do that operation?

    Thread Starter mikeleeuk

    (@mikeleeuk)

    403, I assume, although it doesn’t say that.

    The three errors on the dashboard say “You don’t have permission to access /2007/news/wp-admin/index-extra.php on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.”

    I also came across one referring to admin-ajax.php when I tried to add custom fields to a post.

    You could have saved a lot of tinkering (time and bandwith) – IF you provided from the beginning the exact error:
    https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/117944?replies=23

    Thread Starter mikeleeuk

    (@mikeleeuk)

    Sorry about that, I’ve added an .htaccess file and it works fine now.

    Thanks for your help. ??

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