What is 403?

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What is 403?

HTTP Error 403 is an error message which means that you are not authorized to view the web page which you are attempting to load.

The 403 error is also known as "Forbidden".

The 403 Forbidden error is most often seen when you are attempting to browse to a directory which has directory browsing permissions turned off.

The actual error message you receive will depend upon your web browser. For example, Internet Explorer says "You are not authorized to view this page."

The Official Definition of 403

Quoting from RFC 2616 - Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1:

403 Found:

    The server understood the request, but is refusing to fulfill it. Authorization will not help and the request SHOULD NOT be repeated. If the request method was not HEAD and the server wishes to make public why the request has not been fulfilled, it SHOULD describe the reason for the refusal in the entity. If the server does not wish to make this information available to the client, the status code 404 (Not Found) can be used instead.

What to Do When You Get a 403 Error

    * Make sure the URL is entered correctly
    * Try the URL with a different file extension (.html, .htm, .shtml, .php)
    * Go to the main page of the site and look for a search function
    * Go to Google and search for a similar page