When browsing the Internet, sometimes problems arise that prevent us from accessing pages or having a normal operation. This is something that happens in any browser and the causes are very different. Sometimes the problem is in the software we use, others in the Internet connection that does not work well, perhaps it is the operating system that has some type of malware … In any case, there are many problems that can make us unable to enter On a website. In this article we are going to talk about what the 403 Forbidden error is and what we can do to avoid it.
What is Error 403 Forbidden
403 Forbidden error may appear while browsing. It is an HTTP status code that indicates that we do not have the necessary approval to be able to access a certain web page for any reason. Basically it means that the server receives the request we make to access, but does not accept it.
This error may appear under certain circumstances. We can also find it not only as a 403 Forbidden error, but in a message where Access Denied, Access Prohibited, Error 403 prohibited appears…
If we simplify things we can say that this error occurs when we try to enter a site for which we do not have permission . Now, should this be so or do we really have permissions but for some problem it won’t let us? It can happen due to some incorrect adjustment in the .htaccess file or due to changes that have been made by the provider or hosting.
Keep in mind that this error, as well as other similar ones, can occur at a specific time or remain. That is, it may be a momentary failure and if we enter a few minutes later it no longer appears or it may become permanent and continue to show us the same error.
How to avoid 403 Forbidden error
We are going to explain some aspects that we can take into account to try to avoid this problem . As we have indicated it may be something momentary or it may remain in time. Of course, as long as we are not really trying to access a site that is really restricted.
The first and most basic thing is to refresh the page or re-enter a few minutes later. Maybe it was a momentary failure and will soon be back to normal. Therefore the first, although it is the most basic, would be to refresh the page and in case it does not work, re-enter a few minutes later.
We can also try another browser . Sometimes these failures arise from a problem with the software we are using. However, when trying a different browser, this error is eliminated and we can navigate normally. This would indicate that the failure is not from the web, nor that we really have access prohibited, but that for some reason our browser does not act correctly.
Another basic point would be to check the URL correctly . Have we entered the exact address or have we made a mistake in some parameter? Maybe we are trying to access some restricted section, for example.
On the other hand, something very interesting that we can do to avoid this type of problem is to delete the cache and cookies from the browser. This is something that we can easily do in browsers like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, to name a few of the most used. Many times similar problems can be solved simply by clearing the cache and cookies.
Sometimes the browser may not be correctly sending the necessary credentials. We could solve this by deleting the cache and cookies, as we have indicated.
However, the normal thing is that the problem is not in our team. That is, the 403 Forbidden error usually appears due to some problem with the page we visit. So something else we can do is directly contact that site . Inform them that we have access denied for some reason and that it could be some misconfigured plugin that they have, for example.
A last option would be to contact our operator. For some reason, our public IP or the operator can be completely blacklisted on a website and prohibit access.