Server error VQMOD Opencart permissions: You don't have permission to access /shop/vqmod/install on this server
I have a website running with a content management system running in the root of my website. I have installed the latest version of Opencart in a sub-directory called "shop" - so www.domain.com/shop/
Everything works fine and I can use Opencart as expected.
I need to install VQmod so have uploaded the files to the root of the shop folder, I have set the correct permissions trying 755 and 777 but with no luck.
Every time I go to www.domain.com/shop/vqmod/install I get a 403 error.
Same with www.domain.com/shop/vqmod/
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /shop/vqmod/install on this server.
Apache Server at domain.com Port 80
My .hta file is pretty much standard apart from taking out the index.php? out of the urls and a rewrite rule to say change the home link.
RewriteBase /shop/
RewriteRule ^sitemap.xml$ index.php?route=feed/google_sitemap [L]
RewriteRule ^googlebase.xml$ index.php?route=feed/google_base [L]
RewriteRule ^download/(.*) /index.php?route=error/not_found [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !.*\.(ico|gif|jpg|jpeg|png|js|css)
RewriteRule ^([^?]*) index.php?_route_=$1 [L,QSA]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^route=common/home$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} !^POST$
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ http://%{HTTP_HOST}? [R=301,L]
I am running on an apache server mentioned in error and on plesk control panel. I am stuck!
Also I have a .hta file in my very root where the cms files are how do I ensure that does not conflict the with opencart website.
Answer
found it at last.... .htaccess in of vqmod is set to Deny from all. change it to allow and it should work fine!