.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable
If you are getting “(13)Permission denied: /home/username/public_html/logo/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable, referer: http://www.yourdomain.com/logo/index.html” error in apache error logs file /usr/local/apache/logs/error_log as well as the site is showing 403 Forbidden Error.
Then first please check the permissions of your folder and .htaccess file because folder permission are most likely 755 and .htaccess permission 644 . To change permissions use : chmod 644 the_name_of_your_path after that still you are getting same problem,then might be Frontpage Extension problem.
* Login into your CPanel account
* Click on Frontpage Extensions icon
* Click on Reinstall extensions button beside your problem domain.
* Done.
The .htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file problem will be fixed.



















i continue having this problem even after i did like You said!!!!! This issue is driving me crazy!!!! Any help apriciated!
Thanks alot!!!!!
Tanks !……..
I have already use your tips and worked !
But now I have face this problem again and this tips not work
Same here
Hello,
Please ensure /public_html/ directory group user is nobody
Fix it using command chown “username”:nobody /public_html
Thank you. You’re suggestions worked for me.
Hello Jerry,
In PHP suphp environment you will have to create copy the system php.in under that particular client document root. then search disable_functions option in php.ini file and add php function which you want to disable it for particular account.
here example
Thanks. Ive been working on this error for hours trying everything. And this did the trick
I just used this on public_html and everything is now working
chmod 755 -R public_html
If you are using a cPanel account make sure your public_html folder has “nobody” as the group.
susEXEC makes Apache very strict about ownership! Its happened to me on more than one occasion where the public_html folder can inexplicably change its group ownership to match that of the user and cause the site to go down with Permission 13 errors seemingly related to an unreadable .htaccess file.
On cpanel server for public_html folder ownership should be username.nobody and permission should be 750
For any other directories and files permission depends on exact type of the server but generally it is 755 for folder and 644 for files.