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Im trying to install this cms on Mandrake 10.1 and continually get the same error.

I have set up the database and changed my entire folder to 777, but i can not open the installer. When i type in the location of the install, i get a 403 - Forbidden Error.

In the apache error log i see the following error message I am a linux n00b so try to dumb down any suggestions that you may have so i can understand thanks!

Why is .htaccess in the install dir?  .htaccess should be in the document root.

Also, you may have to specifically set perms on the file itself.  chmod 777 .htaccess

there is no .htaccess at all though, and when i create a file named .htaccess and throw it in my cms folder there is no change... what code should be inside .htaccess?


Thanks

Try the contents of doc/htaccess.txt.

ok, i tried the contents of the htaccess.txt file, but it was without success... i still get the same 403 forbidden, and the apache error log file still gives me the same error that i initially reported. Any other ideas?

Thanks

redownloaded from console and now its up and running, thanks for the help