Server unable to read htaccess file, denying access to be safe

Question

I have created a simple app using AngularJS. When I tried to host that project in my website http://demo.gaurabdahal.com/recipefinder it shows the following error:

Answer 1

GoDaddy shared server solution

I had the same issue when trying to deploy separate Laravel project on a subdomain level.

File structure

- public_html (where the main web app resides)
    [works fine]

    - booking.mydomain.com (folder for separate Laravel project)
        [showing error 403 forbidden]

Solution

1. go to cPanel of your GoDaddy account

2. open File Manager

3. browse to the folder that shows 403 forbidden error

4. in the File Manager, right-click on the folder (in my case booking.mydomain.com)

5. select Change Permissions

6. select following checkboxes

    a) user - read, write, execute
    b) group - read, execute
    c) world - read, execute
   
    Permission code must display as 755
   

7. Click change permissions