I have Jumpbox for Wordpress installed under /var/data/wordpress.
Under this directory, I made a subfolder called /forum/ and put in a forum application there.
The config file for this forum script is set to connect to a separate database.
When I go to http://IP/forum/ it will display 403 error.
1) I suspect this is a permission issue on Wordpress. If so, what do I have to change to get /forum/ accessible?
2) Is this a limit of "Jumpbox for Wordpress" that does not allow any other application to be run on the same installation?
The error message:
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Oops! There's been a problem with WordPress
403 Forbidden Request
You failed to provide the correct username and password to the server when asked. You can try again, if you wish.
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Thank you
403 Forbidden Request on Wordpress when access subdirectory
Hello,
There is no deliberate restriction, but there are practical limitations. In this case there is probably some apache configuration that would need modification in order to allow the path /forum/ to work as you want.
Please look at the JumpBox wiki for information about how apache is configured:
http://wiki.jumpbox.com/doc/runtime/faq/apache_config
However, if you were to get this working, it is very possible that it would interfere with the JumpBox backup/restore/upgrade process. I almost certainly wouldn't put a new application inside the wordpress directory.
We recommend using a completely separate JumpBox in most cases like this. Though if this forum is tightly integrated (e.g. wp-forum) then I can understand why you'd try and do it this way.
It comes down to this, the JumpBox doesn't include it. It doesn't mean its impossible, you just have to know what to change. The JumpBox wasn't designed to deal with an additional application and in some cases it is not worth the trouble to integrate a second application into a JumpBox.
Austin
Austin, Thanks for the
Austin,
Thanks for the response.
The apache_config page was what I tried at first but didn't have much success.
But as you said, this may very well get us lot of problem with upgrading our Jumpbox further down the road.
I have been thinking about getting a Jumpbox for LAMP. Have read a bit on it here but still unsure if LAMP would give us full control over what applications we decide to install.
The forum solution (Xenforo) we use is rather new and not supported by Jumpbox.
What are the limitations of LAMP? Would we still have trouble with backup/restore/upgrade if we install Wordpress on the root and Xenforo on the /forum/ folder?
Thank you.
403 Forbidden Request on Wordpress when access subdirectory
You might be able to put both apps on the LAMPd JumpBox. Again, forcing both apps onto the same host could result in unavoidable conflicts. There's a good chance you will need to make customizations to the apache settings. The backups might work if you put two apps on the LAMPd JumpBox, as long as you put things in the right directories. I don't recall offhand whether new databases will be backed up or not. I know that the ones listed on the instructions get backed up.
If it were me, I'd just use the wordpress JumpBox, and then a LAMPd JumpBox for the forum software.
Austin