wpdude
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I'm getting 403 forbidden errors on my buddypress install.
I've setup groups, and when you click on the forum I get the error, for example
http://balancedlifeskills.com/groups/stop-bullies/forum/
Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this would be appreciated.
Thanks
Neil Matthews

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Lifetime Member (joined August 2011) Likes (0)
Hmm, seems almost like a chmod issue, but its on dynamic urls.
Could be an issue with mod_security - might be worth asking your hosting provider?
Bless,
Chris
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Hiya,
I reckon it may be something with mod_security as Chris recommended above - or some other htaccess issue. Mind posting your htaccess rules here? We can take a look with ya.
Thanks!
Oh, and Chris, got some rep points coming your way as i seen you've been a bit of a warrior on the threads this weekend - thank you!
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Mate, thanks for the points.
No secret that I'm aiming for the big 1,000, but its fun helping people out too.
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Here is the .htaccess
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
# uploaded files
RewriteRule ^files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ - [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]
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Hmm, that looks about right to me.
Have you contacted your hosting about any issues?
Lifetime Member (joined July 2010) Likes (0)
hi wpdude.. it isn't the "exact" issue you have but worth a shot: http://buddypress.org/community/groups/installing-buddypress/forum/topic/setting-not-found-no-access/
there are 2 pages to that thread.. don't miss page 2.
good luck.
gina :)
Lifetime Member (joined August 2011) Likes (0)
Did that help, @wpdude?
Member (joined June 2009) Likes (0)
Thanks to everyone that gave pointers, I found the problem in the end, bb-config did not have read permissions I then re-installed the forums and they work
I also updated bp-group-management, this may have been contriibuting too
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