[authz_core:error] AH01630: client denied by server configuration: (null)

CaraDede - [authz_core:error]  AH01630: client denied by server configuration: (null). This error means that the access to requested directory, file or URI segment was denied by apache directive configuration. You may set the "FLAG" earlier or automatically in first time setup by default accidentally denied everything in requested by visitor.

AH01630: client denied by server configuration: (null)

For example visitor browser for https://website.tld/something.html but you forget to set +FollowSymlink or +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch will caused error directory or file not found and denied too but this is the another problem. Here you have the file or URI segment that requested but in our case the last url parameter isn't in the right place, sometimes it used to custom URL or THE CONTENT view and we configure some syntax for doing that but the code never give the right output.

lets say the result after we doing some code, the url become https://website.tld/.html. Indicate no content will be generated and ignored everytime visit but that url mat exist because Symlinks available.

The solution for [authz_core:error]  AH01630: client denied by server configuration: (null) is redirect the page to another one with 301 in your htaccess.

Redirect 301 /oldpage.html http://www.yoursite.com/newpage.html
Redirect 301 /oldpage2.html http://www.yoursite.com/folder

Another option you can do to troubleshoot client denied by server configuration: (null) by changing httpd virtual host directive as folows :

From

<Directory "/var/www/development/public/">
  Allow from all
  Order Deny,Allow
</Directory>

To

<Directory "/var/www/development/public/">
  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
  AllowOverride None
  Require all granted
</Directory>

Read the rest to know why here.

Latest, before we go. Keep in mind also for do the rest :

1. Remove any “Order deny,allow”, “Order allow,deny”, and related lines
2. Replace “Deny from all” to “Require all denied”
3. Replace “Allow from all” to “Require all granted”
4. If you are allowing any specific hostname, change them accordingly. For example, replace “Allow from 192.168.1.2” to “Require host 192.168.1.2”

That's it the practically how to solve [authz_core:error]  AH01630: client denied by server configuration: (null) in apache2 httpd centos 7 virtual host. Hope you find solution by reading this blogpost and we'll meet again in another section. Thank you.