No access to public_html folder through browser

[inzane121]

I can no longer access files that are in my public_html folder on my file host. When I try to connect using IE, I get an error saying I have no permission to access the files, although the public_html folder permission is set to 755. I have a feeling this error is in relation to my host. Obviously I am new at this so any direction would be greatly appreciated. This may be trivial but in the past, in the file manager section, the Public_html folder use to have a litte red arrow in it which I think means it is a linked folder? its no longer there.

 

[rohit]

do you have say index.html file in that folder?

 

[inzane121]

No there is no index.html file. There is only a .htaccess file. Can I create the index file and tell it to link the public folder to the url ? Is that how it works?

 

[nobaloney]

By default if you don't have an index file the contents of the directory will not be shown. You can modify your .htaccess file to include this line:

Options +Indexes

Jeff