FollowSymLinks error

[sambitbasu]

I am trying to symlink my default page to some other page.

1. wp_index.php -> worpress/index.php
2. .htaccess:
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Options FollowSymLinks
DirectoryIndex wp_index.php index.php
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With this settings, I get:

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403 Permission Denied
You do not have permission for this request /~basusnet/wordpress/
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I haven't changed my DNS to hostmonster's nameserver yet. So I am developng the site with htt://<IP>/~basusnet/ url.

My question is, how to get symlink work?


Thanks.
- Sambit

[r2b2]

Symlinks should be working without any changes to the htaccess file (ie it works for me)

Check the permissions on the wordpress directory to make sure they are 755