have customer upload image for customization?

Sorry, I realized I don't have the exact same issue as what was quoted. My client used to be able to go to http://www.mystore.com/store/images/uploads and just right click and download images. That is the page we are getting the 403 error. If I enter the full link to a specific image, then it does work.

The .htaccess file that is in the:
/images/uploads

is designed to prevent access to that directory with the browser ...

Yes, that's what I thought. I did try removing the .htaccess file, but then I just got a blank page rather then a list of all the images in the uploads folder.

That protection is the .htaccess that is protecting your /images directory ...

You really do not want to be removing those as you are undoing the protection ...

Accessing by FTP for the:
/images/uploads

is really safer by far and do you really want strangers to access this directory?

Ajeh:

That protection is the .htaccess that is protecting your /images directory ...

You really do not want to be removing those as you are undoing the protection ...

Accessing by FTP for the:
/images/uploads

is really safer by far and do you really want strangers to access this directory?

Yes, I completely agree :) Thanks!