403 forbidden error when trying to view or link to images?

[BeePud]

Hello,

I am trying to link to an image in my zencart images folder and keep getting a 403 forbidden error. I am not too clued up on zencart but from searching online it looks like this could be a folder permission error.

The attached images show more:






First screenshot shows images is showing on ftp in my images folder - /images/ad-aquamarine.jpg
Second screenshot shows the 403 error I get when I try to view this image on chrome
Third screenshot shows the weird 'broken image' icon I get when trying to link to image from my forum website
Fourth screenshot shows current folder permissions

It is definitely a website or server settings as is happening on many different websites with all my images and I can link to other random images (not hosted by me) without issue. If it is a permissinos error what should I change it too and would this still be save from hotlinking and spammers/hackers etc?

If not, can anyone suggest a good (preferably) free place to host images that I can link to in my blog, forum etc?

[barco57]

Not a good idea to name an image with "ad" in name. I recently had a client put up a bunch of them named similarly and the browser automatically made them disappear (brave browser).

[simon1066]

It could be that your /images/.htaccess has been changed - might be worth checking it against the original. Although, if as you say it's happening on many different websites then it sounds like a server configuration issue.

[BeePud]

Not a good idea to name an image with "ad" in name. I recently had a client put up a bunch of them named similarly and the browser automatically made them disappear (brave browser).

That is just an old tester product - I learnt that google likes a proper name so these were all changed to better etxt, in this case adore aquamarine hair dye

[BeePud]

It could be that your /images/.htaccess has been changed - might be worth checking it against the original. Although, if as you say it's happening on many different websites then it sounds like a server configuration issue.

Thanks - I have contacted my webhosts as never had this issue before I moved to them so hopefully is just a permission issue.

[BeePud]

HI,
Got the following reply from my webhosts:

In the main .htaccess file for the website, lines 190 - 319 contain a big list of rewrite conditions. It's these conditions that are causing the image file to be forbidden. Who is responsible for creating this code? I think it might be intended to prevent hotlinking but it would be best to check

I have added the htaccess file info below as no idea if these are to prevent hotlinking or not. Can I remove and will it allow hotlinking?

RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://funkyears.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://funkyears.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://funkyears.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://funkyears.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://hairdyeforum.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://hairdyeforum.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://hairdyeforumcouk.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://hairdyeforumcouk.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://hairdyegallery.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://hairdyegallery.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://hairdyegallery.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://hairdyegallery.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://hairdyegallery.com/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://hairdyegallery.com$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://hairdyegallerycom.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://hairdyegallerycom.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://manicpanichairdye.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://manicpanichairdye.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://manicpanichairdye.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://manicpanichairdye.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://specialeffectshairdye.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://specialeffectshairdye.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://specialeffectshairdye.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://specialeffectshairdye.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://tartandiva.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://tartandiva.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://tartandiva.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://tartandiva.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://upgrade.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://upgrade.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.funkyears.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.funkyears.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.funkyears.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.funkyears.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.hairdyeforum.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.hairdyeforum.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.hairdyeforumcouk.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.hairdyeforumcouk.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.hairdyegallery.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.hairdyegallery.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.hairdyegallery.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.hairdyegallery.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.hairdyegallery.com/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.hairdyegallery.com$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.hairdyegallerycom.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.hairdyegallerycom.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.manicpanichairdye.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.manicpanichairdye.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.manicpanichairdye.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.manicpanichairdye.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.specialeffectshairdye.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.specialeffectshairdye.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.specialeffectshairdye.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.specialeffectshairdye.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.tartandiva.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.tartandiva.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.tartandiva.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.tartandiva.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.upgrade.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.upgrade.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://funkyears.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://funkyears.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://funkyears.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://funkyears.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://hairdyeforum.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://hairdyeforum.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://hairdyeforumcouk.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://hairdyeforumcouk.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://hairdyegallery.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://hairdyegallery.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://hairdyegallery.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://hairdyegallery.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://hairdyegallery.com/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://hairdyegallery.com$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://hairdyegallerycom.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://hairdyegallerycom.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://manicpanichairdye.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://manicpanichairdye.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://manicpanichairdye.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://manicpanichairdye.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://specialeffectshairdye.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://specialeffectshairdye.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://specialeffectshairdye.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://specialeffectshairdye.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://tartandiva.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://tartandiva.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://tartandiva.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://tartandiva.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://upgrade.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://upgrade.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.funkyears.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.funkyears.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.funkyears.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.funkyears.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.hairdyeforum.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.hairdyeforum.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.hairdyeforumcouk.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.hairdyeforumcouk.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.hairdyegallery.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.hairdyegallery.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.hairdyegallery.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.hairdyegallery.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.hairdyegallery.com/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.hairdyegallery.com$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.hairdyegallerycom.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.hairdyegallerycom.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.manicpanichairdye.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.manicpanichairdye.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.manicpanichairdye.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.manicpanichairdye.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.specialeffectshairdye.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.specialeffectshairdye.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.specialeffectshairdye.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.specialeffectshairdye.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.tartandiva.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.tartandiva.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.tartandiva.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.tartandiva.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.upgrade.beeunique.co.uk/.*$      [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://www.upgrade.beeunique.co.uk$      [NC]
RewriteRule .*\.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|bmp)$ - [F,NC] 

[BeePud]

Hi, No idea why my replies are not showing up - but instead of adding php text i'll add the htaccess file as a screenshot instead.

My hosting company say these lines are causing the image issue but they dont want to remove them as they may be stopping hotlinking - is it ok to remove these lines and if so will I still be safe from hotlinking?

Thanks for any help

[BeePud]

Hi,
Can anyone tell me if its ok to remove these lines from htaccess? I dont know if this is to block hotlinking or not, but right now I cannot link to any images on my website and I really need to be able to.

Thanks if you can help

[dbltoe]

Those are old (Apache 2.2) entries to result in a 500 error when linking from the URL listed.

IOW hotlinking but interesting that it would be set to prevent hotlinking from your own site. That could be the problem.

I would start by commenting out the lines in the .htaccess that list your site and the .jpg files.