Sync XAMPP Files With Dropbox on mac

Question

When I change the file path in the httpd.config to /User/username/dropbox/htdocks, I get the error in the web browser:

Access forbidden! You don't have permission to access the requested directory. There is either no index document or the directory is read-protected. If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster. Error 403 localhost Apache/2.4.18 (Unix) OpenSSL/1.0.2g PHP/5.6.19 mod_perl/2.0.8-dev Perl/v5.16.3

luzzuc luzzuc · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-28T13:34:51

I solved this same problem changing the permissions of the Dropbox folder. My Dropbox had the permissions set to drwx------ and to make it work I changed to drwxr-xr-x

To see files and folders permissions type this in the Terminal

ls -laG

the result will be a list of file and folders with the permissions string at the beginning of each line

To change the permissions type this in the terminal:

chmod go+rx Dropbox

Don't know if is the best solution but it works

Sync XAMPP Files With Dropbox on mac

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