Title: error 404 Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # error 404 * Resolved [vijaydweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vijaydweb/) * (@vijaydweb) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/) * i just installed a fresh version of wordpress. but it is showing 403 error in the title bar and in the body it shows like this-“Forbidden You don’t have permission to access / on this server. * Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. * ——————————————————————————– * Apache/1.3.33 Server at commenti.org Port 80″ is der anyone who can help me? this installation is in root directry. n i have 3 more sites they too r showing 500 internal server Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 20 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/page/2/?output_format=md) * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628832) * Likely the file permissions on your wordpress files are incorrect. What are they set to? * > n i have 3 more sites they too r showing 500 internal server * Do you mean they WERE working and now they’re not? I’d call your host and ask them if anything changed. * Thread Starter [vijaydweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vijaydweb/) * (@vijaydweb) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628841) * no actually i had to change the content of the site which is in my root directry… so i deleted all the files from my root directry and uploaded a fresh wordpress plateform again.. but not it is showing that error and in other siter also der is error.. noone of my site is opening * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628848) * Do you have a backup? I think you shot yourself in the foot somehow when you deleted everything. * Thread Starter [vijaydweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vijaydweb/) * (@vijaydweb) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628850) * coz i din want that content anymore.. so i thought to start frm a fresh end.. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628915) * Yeah… ALWAYS make a backup, even when you think you don’t want stuff anymore. You may have accidently deleted EVERYTHING and not just the one part you meant to. * Okay. Well, can’t help that, so I don’t know YET what to do about the other sites. Lets get your root install up. * 1) Does your HOST have any suggestions for setting up WordPress? You may need some .htaccess tricks setup for it to work. * 2) If you make a plain index.html file and put it in root, does THAT show? * Thread Starter [vijaydweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vijaydweb/) * (@vijaydweb) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628919) * ya that .htaccess file is there but wat to b done with that? * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628925) * What’s in your .htaccess? * Also, did you try the index.html bit? * Thread Starter [vijaydweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vijaydweb/) * (@vijaydweb) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628931) * AuthType Basic AuthName “User Backups” AuthUserFile /home/content/v/i/j/html/ stats/.statspwd require valid-user Options +Indexes * this is the text written in the .htaccess file. n there is no index file.. can u tell me how to make it and wat to do. plz gimme ur mail address so that i can hav a better communication with u… * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628938) * I don’t do email support for WP stuff. * Make a file called test.txt and put it in the root, where you installed wordpress. Have the CONTENT of that file be ‘This is a test’ This will show us if your server’s set up okay. * You also may want to call your webhost and ask THEM if they have a backup from before you deleted everything. * Thread Starter [vijaydweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vijaydweb/) * (@vijaydweb) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628980) * ya.. i made a txt document in root file and when i checked it it shows.. jst hav a look plz.. [http://www.commenti.org/test.txt](http://www.commenti.org/test.txt). but main site is still showing that 403 forbidden. i think i deleted any directry. can u tell me wat all directries must be there in root file? * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628982) * Are the wordpress files in that location? If you uploaded the files, they should be there. * If not, to where did you upload the files? * Thread Starter [vijaydweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vijaydweb/) * (@vijaydweb) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628984) * i mean there are 3 directries and some 25 files in the wordpress platform. those all files r there . but i wanna ask is der any other recommondation for root directry? * Thread Starter [vijaydweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vijaydweb/) * (@vijaydweb) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628986) * n one more thing all other sites which were in seperate folders are working now… so there is some problem in root directry itself * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628987) * More info on this topic from a duplicate: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-19](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-19) * > can u tell me wat all directries must be there in root file? * Basically, a WordPress installation in the root directory needs to have all of the files and directories from the downloadable WordPress archive. As for what other files the root directory needs, that’s up to your hosting provider. * Thread Starter [vijaydweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vijaydweb/) * (@vijaydweb) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-417/#post-1628988) * i m using godaddy hosting. so for that can u tell me some idea?/? 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