I am using apache web server for my project. I am creating hyperlinks for local files in my system. The hyperlinks are getting displayed but the problem is when i click it says 403 Forbidden and gives a error that The given path was above root path.Please help with a solution. Thanks in advance.Following is my httpd.conf file ## This is the main Apache HTTP server configuration file.  It contains the# configuration directives that give the server its instructions.# See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/> for detailed information.# In particular, see# <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/directives.html># for a discussion of each configuration directive.## Do NOT simply read the instructions in here without understanding# what they do.  They're here only as hints or reminders.  If you are unsure# consult the online docs. You have been warned.## Configuration and logfile names: If the filenames you specify for many# of the server's control files begin with / (or drive:/ for Win32), the# server will use that explicit path.  If the filenames do *not* begin# with /, the value of ServerRoot is prepended -- so logs/access_log# with ServerRoot set to /usr/local/apache2 will be interpreted by the# server as /usr/local/apache2/logs/access_log, whereas /logs/access_log# will be interpreted as '/logs/access_log'.## NOTE: Where filenames are specified, you must use forward slashes# instead of backslashes (e.g., c:/apache instead of c:\apache).# If a drive letter is omitted, the drive on which httpd.exe is located# will be used by default.  It is recommended that you always supply# an explicit drive letter in absolute paths to avoid confusion.## ServerRoot: The top of the directory tree under which the server's# configuration, error, and log files are kept.## Do not add a slash at the end of the directory path.  If you point# ServerRoot at a non-local disk, be sure to specify a local disk on the# Mutex directive, if file-based mutexes are used.  If you wish to share the# same ServerRoot for multiple httpd daemons, you will need to change at# least PidFile.#ServerRoot c:/Apache24## Mutex: Allows you to set the mutex mechanism and mutex file directory# for individual mutexes, or change the global defaults## Uncomment and change the directory if mutexes are file-based and the default# mutex file directory is not on a local disk or is not appropriate for some# other reason.## Mutex default:logs## Listen: Allows you to bind Apache to specific IP addresses and/or# ports, instead of the default. See also the <VirtualHost># directive.## Change this to Listen on specific IP addresses as shown below to# prevent Apache from glomming onto all bound IP addresses.##Listen 12.34.56.78:80Listen 127.0.0.1:3090## Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) Support## To be able to use the functionality of a module which was built as a DSO you# have to place corresponding `LoadModule' lines at this location so the# directives contained in it are actually available _before_ they are used.# Statically compiled modules (those listed by `httpd -l') do not need# to be loaded here.## Example:# LoadModule foo_module modules/mod_foo.so#LoadModule access_compat_module modules/mod_access_compat.soLoadModule actions_module modules/mod_actions.soLoadModule alias_module modules/mod_alias.soLoadModule allowmethods_module modules/mod_allowmethods.soLoadModule asis_module modules/mod_asis.soLoadModule auth_basic_module modules/mod_auth_basic.so#LoadModule auth_digest_module modules/mod_auth_digest.so#LoadModule auth_form_module modules/mod_auth_form.so#LoadModule authn_anon_module modules/mod_authn_anon.soLoadModule authn_core_module modules/mod_authn_core.so#LoadModule authn_dbd_module modules/mod_authn_dbd.so#LoadModule authn_dbm_module modules/mod_authn_dbm.soLoadModule authn_file_module modules/mod_authn_file.so#LoadModule authn_socache_module modules/mod_authn_socache.so#LoadModule authnz_fcgi_module modules/mod_authnz_fcgi.so#LoadModule authnz_ldap_module modules/mod_authnz_ldap.soLoadModule authz_core_module modules/mod_authz_core.so#LoadModule authz_dbd_module modules/mod_authz_dbd.so#LoadModule authz_dbm_module modules/mod_authz_dbm.soLoadModule authz_groupfile_module modules/mod_authz_groupfile.soLoadModule authz_host_module modules/mod_authz_host.so#LoadModule authz_owner_module modules/mod_authz_owner.soLoadModule authz_user_module modules/mod_authz_user.soLoadModule autoindex_module modules/mod_autoindex.so#LoadModule buffer_module modules/mod_buffer.so#LoadModule cache_module modules/mod_cache.so#LoadModule cache_disk_module modules/mod_cache_disk.so#LoadModule cache_socache_module modules/mod_cache_socache.so#LoadModule cern_meta_module modules/mod_cern_meta.soLoadModule cgi_module modules/mod_cgi.so#LoadModule charset_lite_module modules/mod_charset_lite.so#LoadModule data_module modules/mod_data.so#LoadModule dav_module modules/mod_dav.so#LoadModule dav_fs_module modules/mod_dav_fs.so#LoadModule dav_lock_module modules/mod_dav_lock.so#LoadModule dbd_module modules/mod_dbd.so#LoadModule deflate_module modules/mod_deflate.soLoadModule dir_module modules/mod_dir.so#LoadModule dumpio_module modules/mod_dumpio.soLoadModule env_module modules/mod_env.so#LoadModule expires_module modules/mod_expires.so#LoadModule ext_filter_module modules/mod_ext_filter.so#LoadModule file_cache_module modules/mod_file_cache.so#LoadModule filter_module modules/mod_filter.so#LoadModule http2_module modules/mod_http2.so#LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so#LoadModule heartbeat_module modules/mod_heartbeat.so#LoadModule heartmonitor_module modules/mod_heartmonitor.so#LoadModule ident_module modules/mod_ident.so#LoadModule imagemap_module modules/mod_imagemap.soLoadModule include_module modules/mod_include.so#LoadModule info_module modules/mod_info.soLoadModule isapi_module modules/mod_isapi.so#LoadModule lbmethod_bybusyness_module modules/mod_lbmethod_bybusyness.so#LoadModule lbmethod_byrequests_module modules/mod_lbmethod_byrequests.so#LoadModule lbmethod_bytraffic_module modules/mod_lbmethod_bytraffic.so#LoadModule lbmethod_heartbeat_module modules/mod_lbmethod_heartbeat.so#LoadModule ldap_module modules/mod_ldap.so#LoadModule logio_module modules/mod_logio.soLoadModule log_config_module modules/mod_log_config.so#LoadModule log_debug_module modules/mod_log_debug.so#LoadModule log_forensic_module modules/mod_log_forensic.so#LoadModule lua_module modules/mod_lua.so#LoadModule macro_module modules/mod_macro.soLoadModule mime_module modules/mod_mime.so#LoadModule mime_magic_module modules/mod_mime_magic.soLoadModule negotiation_module modules/mod_negotiation.so#LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so#LoadModule proxy_ajp_module modules/mod_proxy_ajp.so#LoadModule proxy_balancer_module modules/mod_proxy_balancer.so#LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so#LoadModule proxy_express_module modules/mod_proxy_express.so#LoadModule proxy_fcgi_module modules/mod_proxy_fcgi.so#LoadModule proxy_ftp_module modules/mod_proxy_ftp.so#LoadModule proxy_hcheck_module modules/mod_proxy_hcheck.so#LoadModule proxy_html_module modules/mod_proxy_html.so#LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so#LoadModule proxy_http2_module modules/mod_proxy_http2.so#LoadModule proxy_scgi_module modules/mod_proxy_scgi.so#LoadModule proxy_wstunnel_module modules/mod_proxy_wstunnel.so#LoadModule ratelimit_module modules/mod_ratelimit.so#LoadModule reflector_module modules/mod_reflector.so#LoadModule remoteip_module modules/mod_remoteip.so#LoadModule request_module modules/mod_request.so#LoadModule reqtimeout_module modules/mod_reqtimeout.so#LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so#LoadModule sed_module modules/mod_sed.so#LoadModule session_module modules/mod_session.so#LoadModule session_cookie_module modules/mod_session_cookie.so#LoadModule session_crypto_module modules/mod_session_crypto.so#LoadModule session_dbd_module modules/mod_session_dbd.soLoadModule setenvif_module modules/mod_setenvif.so#LoadModule slotmem_plain_module modules/mod_slotmem_plain.so#LoadModule slotmem_shm_module modules/mod_slotmem_shm.so#LoadModule socache_dbm_module modules/mod_socache_dbm.so#LoadModule socache_memcache_module modules/mod_socache_memcache.so#LoadModule socache_shmcb_module modules/mod_socache_shmcb.so#LoadModule speling_module modules/mod_speling.so#LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so#LoadModule status_module modules/mod_status.so#LoadModule substitute_module modules/mod_substitute.so#LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so#LoadModule userdir_module modules/mod_userdir.so#LoadModule usertrack_module modules/mod_usertrack.so#LoadModule version_module modules/mod_version.so#LoadModule vhost_alias_module modules/mod_vhost_alias.so#LoadModule watchdog_module modules/mod_watchdog.so#LoadModule xml2enc_module modules/mod_xml2enc.so<IfModule unixd_module>## If you wish httpd to run as a different user or group, you must run# httpd as root initially and it will switch.## User/Group: The name (or #number) of the user/group to run httpd as.# It is usually good practice to create a dedicated user and group for# running httpd, as with most system services.#User daemonGroup daemon</IfModule># 'Main' server configuration## The directives in this section set up the values used by the 'main'# server, which responds to any requests that aren't handled by a# <VirtualHost> definition.  These values also provide defaults for# any <VirtualHost> containers you may define later in the file.## All of these directives may appear inside <VirtualHost> containers,# in which case these default settings will be overridden for the# virtual host being defined.### ServerAdmin: Your address, where problems with the server should be# e-mailed.  This address appears on some server-generated pages, such# as error documents.  e.g. admin@your-domain.com#ServerAdmin admin@example.com## ServerName gives the name and port that the server uses to identify itself.# This can often be determined automatically, but we recommend you specify# it explicitly to prevent problems during startup.## If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address here.##ServerName www.example.com:80ServerName localhost:80## Deny access to the entirety of your server's filesystem. You must# explicitly permit access to web content directories in other# <Directory> blocks below.#<Directory />Options FollowSymLinksAllowOverride NoneOrder deny,allowAllow from all</Directory>## Note that from this point forward you must specifically allow# particular features to be enabled - so if something's not working as# you might expect, make sure that you have specifically enabled it# below.### DocumentRoot: The directory out of which you will serve your# documents. By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but# symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations.#DocumentRoot c:/Apache24/htdocs<Directory c:/Apache24/htdocs>    #    # Possible values for the Options directive are None, All,    # or any combination of:    #   Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks SymLinksifOwnerMatch ExecCGI MultiViews    #    # Note that MultiViews must be named *explicitly* --- Options All    # doesn't give it to you.    #    # The Options directive is both complicated and important.  Please see    # http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#options    # for more information.    #    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews    #    # AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files.    # It can be All, None, or any combination of the keywords:    #   AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit    #    AllowOverride All    Order Deny,Allow    Allow from all    #    # Controls who can get stuff from this server.    #    Require all granted</Directory>## DirectoryIndex: sets the file that Apache will serve if a directory# is requested.#<IfModule dir_module>    DirectoryIndex index.html</IfModule>## The following lines prevent .htaccess and .htpasswd files from being# viewed by Web clients.#<Files .ht*>    Require all granted</Files>## ErrorLog: The location of the error log file.# If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a <VirtualHost># container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be# logged here.  If you *do* define an error logfile for a <VirtualHost># container, that host's errors will be logged there and not here.#ErrorLog logs/error.log## LogLevel: Control the number of messages logged to the error_log.# Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,# alert, emerg.#LogLevel warn<IfModule log_config_module>    #    # The following directives define some format nicknames for use with    # a CustomLog directive (see below).    #    LogFormat %h %l %u %t \%r\ %>s %b \%{Referer}i\ \%{User-Agent}i\ combined    LogFormat %h %l %u %t \%r\ %>s %b common    <IfModule logio_module>      # You need to enable mod_logio.c to use %I and %O      LogFormat %h %l %u %t \%r\ %>s %b \%{Referer}i\ \%{User-Agent}i\ %I %O combinedio    </IfModule>    #    # The location and format of the access logfile (Common Logfile Format).    # If you do not define any access logfiles within a <VirtualHost>    # container, they will be logged here.  Contrariwise, if you *do*    # define per-<VirtualHost> access logfiles, transactions will be    # logged therein and *not* in this file.    #    CustomLog logs/access.log common    #    # If you prefer a logfile with access, agent, and referer information    # (Combined Logfile Format) you can use the following directive.    #    #CustomLog logs/access.log combined</IfModule><IfModule alias_module>    #    # Redirect: Allows you to tell clients about documents that used to    # exist in your server's namespace, but do not anymore. The client    # will make a new request for the document at its new location.    # Example:    # Redirect permanent /foo http://www.example.com/bar    #    # Alias: Maps web paths into filesystem paths and is used to    # access content that does not live under the DocumentRoot.    # Example:    # Alias /webpath /full/filesystem/path    #    # If you include a trailing / on /webpath then the server will    # require it to be present in the URL.  You will also likely    # need to provide a <Directory> section to allow access to    # the filesystem path.    #    # ScriptAlias: This controls which directories contain server scripts.    # ScriptAliases are essentially the same as Aliases, except that    # documents in the target directory are treated as applications and    # run by the server when requested rather than as documents sent to the    # client.  The same rules about trailing / apply to ScriptAlias    # directives as to Alias.    #    ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ c:/Apache24/cgi-bin/</IfModule><IfModule cgid_module>    #    # ScriptSock: On threaded servers, designate the path to the UNIX    # socket used to communicate with the CGI daemon of mod_cgid.    #    #Scriptsock cgisock</IfModule>## c:/Apache24/cgi-bin should be changed to whatever your ScriptAliased# CGI directory exists, if you have that configured.#<Directory c:/Apache24/cgi-bin>     Options +Indexes  +FollowSymLinks +ExecCGI +MultiViews     AllowOverride All     Order Allow,Deny     Allow from all</Directory><IfModule headers_module>    #    # Avoid passing HTTP_PROXY environment to CGI's on this or any proxied    # backend servers which have lingering httpoxy defects.    # 'Proxy' request header is undefined by the IETF, not listed by IANA    #    RequestHeader unset Proxy early</IfModule><IfModule mime_module>    #    # TypesConfig points to the file containing the list of mappings from    # filename extension to MIME-type.    #    TypesConfig conf/mime.types    #    # AddType allows you to add to or override the MIME configuration    # file specified in TypesConfig for specific file types.    #    #AddType application/x-gzip .tgz    #    # AddEncoding allows you to have certain browsers uncompress    # information on the fly. Note: Not all browsers support this.    #    #AddEncoding x-compress .Z    #AddEncoding x-gzip .gz .tgz    #    # If the AddEncoding directives above are commented-out, then you    # probably should define those extensions to indicate media types:    #    AddType application/x-compress .Z    AddType application/x-gzip .gz .tgz    #    # AddHandler allows you to map certain file extensions to handlers:    # actions unrelated to filetype. These can be either built into the server    # or added with the Action directive (see below)    #    # To use CGI scripts outside of ScriptAliased directories:    # (You will also need to add ExecCGI to the Options directive.)    #AddHandler cgi-script .cgi    # For type maps (negotiated resources):    #AddHandler type-map var    #    # Filters allow you to process content before it is sent to the client.    #    # To parse .shtml files for server-side includes (SSI):    # (You will also need to add Includes to the Options directive.)    #    #AddType text/html .shtml    #AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .shtml</IfModule>## The mod_mime_magic module allows the server to use various hints from the# contents of the file itself to determine its type.  The MIMEMagicFile# directive tells the module where the hint definitions are located.##MIMEMagicFile conf/magic## Customizable error responses come in three flavors:# 1) plain text 2) local redirects 3) external redirects## Some examples:#ErrorDocument 500 The server made a boo boo.#ErrorDocument 404 /missing.html#ErrorDocument 404 /cgi-bin/missing_handler.pl#ErrorDocument 402 http://www.example.com/subscription_info.html### MaxRanges: Maximum number of Ranges in a request before# returning the entire resource, or one of the special# values 'default', 'none' or 'unlimited'.# Default setting is to accept 200 Ranges.#MaxRanges unlimited## EnableMMAP and EnableSendfile: On systems that support it,# memory-mapping or the sendfile syscall may be used to deliver# files.  This usually improves server performance, but must# be turned off when serving from networked-mounted# filesystems or if support for these functions is otherwise# broken on your system.# Defaults: EnableMMAP On, EnableSendfile Off##EnableMMAP off#EnableSendfile on# Supplemental configuration## The configuration files in the conf/extra/ directory can be# included to add extra features or to modify the default configuration of# the server, or you may simply copy their contents here and change as# necessary.# Server-pool management (MPM specific)#Include conf/extra/httpd-mpm.conf# Multi-language error messages#Include conf/extra/httpd-multilang-errordoc.conf# Fancy directory listings#Include conf/extra/httpd-autoindex.conf# Language settings#Include conf/extra/httpd-languages.conf# User home directories#Include conf/extra/httpd-userdir.conf# Real-time info on requests and configuration#Include conf/extra/httpd-info.conf# Virtual hosts#Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf# Local access to the Apache HTTP Server Manual#Include conf/extra/httpd-manual.conf# Distributed authoring and versioning (WebDAV)#Include conf/extra/httpd-dav.conf# Various default settings#Include conf/extra/httpd-default.conf# Configure mod_proxy_html to understand HTML4/XHTML1<IfModule proxy_html_module>Include conf/extra/proxy-html.conf</IfModule># Secure (SSL/TLS) connections#Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf## Note: The following must must be present to support#       starting without SSL on platforms with no /dev/random equivalent#       but a statically compiled-in mod_ssl.#<IfModule ssl_module>SSLRandomSeed startup builtinSSLRandomSeed connect builtin</IfModule>vhosts.conf# Virtual Hosts## Required modules: mod_log_config# If you want to maintain multiple domains/hostnames on your# machine you can setup VirtualHost containers for them. Most configurations# use only name-based virtual hosts so the server doesn't need to worry about# IP addresses. This is indicated by the asterisks in the directives below.## Please see the documentation at # <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/vhosts/># for further details before you try to setup virtual hosts.## You may use the command line option '-S' to verify your virtual host# configuration.## VirtualHost example:# Almost any Apache directive may go into a VirtualHost container.# The first VirtualHost section is used for all requests that do not# match a ServerName or ServerAlias in any <VirtualHost> block.#<VirtualHost *:80>    ServerAdmin webmaster@dummy-host.example.com    DocumentRoot c:/Apache24/docs/dummy-host.example.com    ServerName dummy-host.example.com    ServerAlias www.dummy-host.example.com    ErrorLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-error.log    CustomLog logs/dummy-host.example.com-access.log common</VirtualHost><VirtualHost *:80>    ServerAdmin webmaster@dummy-host2.example.com    DocumentRoot c:/Apache24/docs/dummy-host2.example.com    ServerName dummy-host2.example.com    ErrorLog logs/dummy-host2.example.com-error.log    CustomLog logs/dummy-host2.example.com-access.log common</VirtualHost><VirtualHost *:80>    ServerAdmin webmaster@dummy-host2.example.com    DocumentRoot c:/    ServerName dummy-host2.example.com    ErrorLog logs/dummy-host2.example.com-error.log    CustomLog logs/dummy-host2.example.com-access.log common</VirtualHost>
Apache ERROR : The given path was above the root path
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