# 403 error

**URL:** <https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/403-error/12975>\
**Category:** Hosting Support\
**Created:** [February 26, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/403-error/12975 "2019-02-26T22:40:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![anon6558433](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon6558433/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon6558433](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon6558433)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/403-error/12975/1 "2019-02-26T22:40:49Z")

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**My website URL is:** mapasalacie.cf/includes/escolher.php

**What I’m seeing is:** 403 error on the website

**I’m using this software:** using custom php and sql

**Additional information:**

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**Author:** ![Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/admin/32/36437_2.png) [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/403-error/12975/2 "2019-02-27T10:29:24Z")

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For security reasons, it’s not possible to access URLs starting with `/includes`. That’s because with most websites, the `includes` folder is used for PHP code which is `include`d in other pages in the website. Sometimes, depending on the software used, the code may expose sensitive data if these PHP files are accessed directly.

Simply move the file to any other directory and it will work fine.

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**Author:** ![system](https://infinityfree-forum-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/0/b024fd3fa88bae093c9576e55c2c94e33f890206.svg) [@system](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/403-error/12975/3 "2019-03-29T10:29:27Z")

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