Website folder has no permissions

mrix · Client Joined: Dec 04, 2004 Posts: 757

Hello all, my website has gone down with this error showing on the front page....

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

after checking my sub domain folder I find the folder has no permissions at all???? is this something the host has done??? or is this some kind of hack?? I have my main domain there with other sub domain folders and they are totally fine and I have total access to them etc.

thanks for any help all
mrix

hitwalker · Sells PC To Pay For Divorce Joined: Posts: 5661

i can see your site,no problem..
can you chmod the folder?

mrix · Client Joined: Dec 04, 2004 Posts: 757

Hello my host has now put the permissions back but no I could not personally chmod the folder myself??? How is it possible for a hacker to change permissions on a sub domain folder on my webspace this is what i cant understand?
Cheers
mrix

hitwalker · Sells PC To Pay For Divorce Joined: Posts: 5661

i dont think it was a hacker..
they dont work that way....

mrix · Client Joined: Dec 04, 2004 Posts: 757

This is what I find strange ? it has happened a fair few times now and its a pain. I basically have to contact my host who gives me permission back nothing else is ever wrong with the site just the file permissions change and I have to keep contacting the host to give them back Crying or Very sad

Cheers
mrix

hitwalker · Sells PC To Pay For Divorce Joined: Posts: 5661

i think its caused by some kind of security on their side.
im not fully sure but thats the only thing i can think of.
i dont know whats going on lately,yesterday a friend couldnt upload files to his subdomain..
the rights to do things were completely gone..