#26781 Server-generated directory indexes

[Tormod Volden]

We got our web pages back from backup and everything was fine, but then the next day there was "403 Forbidden" "nginx" on the sub folders instead of the directory indexes. They have an .htaccess with "Options +Indexes". File permissions seems fine AFAICS.

For now I hand-crafted some index.html pages with links to the files, but the server-made indexes would be nice to have back.

Or is the new "full static" policy (from June 30th though) ruling out server-generated indexes?

[SourceForge Support]

Hi,

Thank you for contacting us.

You're seeing the 403 Forbidden because .htaccess is no longer supported.
To fix it, you will need to add a manual index.html file in each folder to list the files.

Sincerely,
SourceForge Support

[Tormod Volden]

Thanks, I have now learned to generate directory index files with "tree" :)

But why did this happen all of a sudden without notice? Where can I follow news about the project hosting service?

[SourceForge Support]

Hello,

Although we updated our services page by eliminating the no longer supported offerings, we did not formally announce the change because less than a fraction of a percent of all web hosting projects would be impacted.

Our documentation displays a note at the bottom that explains the current status: https://sourceforge.net/p/forge/documentation/Project%20Web%20Services/

Sincerely,
SourceForge Support