While accessing the website I was getting the error as '404 Page not found' with below server error logs -
2017-03-26 21:44:24.608 [INFO] [local IP address] File not found [/home/cpanel_username/public_html/]
2017-03-26 21:44:24.608 [INFO] [local IP address] Cannot found appropriate handler for [/]
2017-03-26 21:44:24.608 [INFO] [local IP address] File not found [/home/cpanel_username/public_html/404.shtml]
2017-03-26 21:44:24.608 [INFO] [local IP address] Cannot found appropriate handler for [/404.shtml]
Solution -
1. Check the permission for the files and directories - Make sure the files should have 644 permission and directories should have 755 permission. You can fire below command to correct the permission -
find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
Note -
Please make sure to fire this command under cPanel >> File Manager >> /home/cPanel_user >> public_html/
Please make sure to fire this command under cPanel >> File Manager >> /home/cPanel_user >> public_html/
Still I was getting the same error.
2. Check the permission and ownership of public_html -
The public_html should have permission as 750 and ownership should be 'user.nobody'.
You can follow below steps to update the permission of public_html -
The public_html should have permission as 750 and ownership should be 'user.nobody'.
You can follow below steps to update the permission of public_html -
- Login to server using SSH.
- Enter in the user's directory - cd ~username
- Once you will enter in the user's directory - chmod 750 public_html
You can fire below steps to update the ownership of public_html -
- Login to server using SSH.
- Enter in the user's directory - cd ~username
- Once you will enter in the user's directory - chown user.nobody public_html
It fixed my issue. Site started working!
