Unable to access web files in a directory under the /var/www/html becuase of a 403 forbidden might be a context problem.
Problem
Getting a 403 forbidden error message when accessing a new file or directory in /var/www/html.
Check /var/log/messages to see if there are any:
Sep 13 13:11:28 fserver02 kernel: audit(1221336688.892:14): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=25036 comm=”httpd” name=”phpldapadmin” dev=dm-0 ino=2441537 scontext=root:system_r:httpd_t tcontext=root:object_r:user_home_t tclass=dir
Solution
First check the context on the root directory.
cd /var/www/html
ls -Z index.html
-rw-r–r– root root root:object_r:httpd_sys_content_t index.html
Look at the context of the new directory or file
ls -Z index.php
-rw-r–r– root root root:object_r:user_home_t index.php
Now change the file or directory to the correct context
chcon root:object_r:httpd_sys_content_t . -Rc
Check the context of the file:
ls -Z index.php
-rw-r–r– root root root:object_r:httpd_sys_content_t index.php