Directory Listing Denied - FileZilla

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I have a website template that I uploaded to my ftp server using FileZilla. However when I visit the domain I get the error:

Directory Listing Denied

This Virtual Directory does not allow contents to be listed.

in the console it displays a 403 forbidden error. After researching I recognize that the default web page inside the root directory is not set. All my attempts to set the default page have failed. Here is what I tried:

1) Logged into ftp server with FileZilla. Clicked File > Site Manager > Advanced and set the root directory. The root directory contains a file that says index.html

2) Created a .htaccess file in the root that contains the text "DirectoryIndex index.html"

Solutions involving IIS are welcomed as well.

Any advice on how I can get this fixed?

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ftpfilezilla
When AllowOverride is set to None, .htaccess will be completely ignored. – alvits
Where do I go in FileZilla to change AllowOverride? – RyeGuy
If you are running an apache server, the file you want to update is either http.conf or under the sub directory conf.d/ create a file that will set it. You don't really need to have DirectoryIndex if you want to have the directory listing. You need mod_autoindex loaded and set Options +Indexes. – alvits
The directories you are looking at is the website directory, not the server configuration directory. In RHEL or derivatives, the server configuration root directory is located in /etc/httpd. In Ubuntu it is in /etc/apache2. – alvits
Here's all you need technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731109(v=ws.10).aspx – alvits

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Unfortunately I did not have permissions to access the actual server files so I contacted the hosting company.

They resolved my issue I believe using the approach @alvits recommended, however they have not returned my request to confirm how they solved it.

Thanks for the support