Title: .htaccess error document 403
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# .htaccess error document 403

 *  [carguyjay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carguyjay/)
 * (@carguyjay)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-error-document-403/)
 * I know how to create a .htaccess and what instructions to put in to it.
    Unfortunately
   I can not get the server to utilize the error documents. When someone encounters
   a “Forbidden” site it still just says Forbidden instead of calling my php file.
   I only get the error document redirect when I try to access the .htaccess file
   through the web.
 * I created the .htaccess via “touch” and edited via “vi editor”
    I have 644 permissions
   on it. I have a .htaccess file siting in every directory including root, but 
   they are not the same instructions.
 * “#custom error docs
    ErrorDocument 404 /notfound.php ErrorDocument 403 /forbidden.
   php ErrorDocument 500 /error.php
 * # protect the htaccess file
    <Files .htaccess> order allow,deny deny from all
   </Files>
 * # disable the server signature
    ServerSignature Off
 * # protect wpconfig.php
    <files wp-config.php> order allow,deny deny from all 
   </files>
 * <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index\.
   php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-
   d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] </IfModule> “
 * Cheers!

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 * [errordocument](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/errordocument/)

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 * Last reply from: [carguyjay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carguyjay/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-error-document-403/)
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