Title: 403 Forbidden HELP!!! Last modified: March 20, 2021 --- # 403 Forbidden HELP!!! * [leomarioto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leomarioto/) * (@leomarioto) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/) * I no longer know what to do to fix this. * It is the only plugin that I managed to work properly … But since 1 week here it is showing the following error: * 403 Forbidden nginx * I have already touched on permissions, but to no avail. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 22 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Author [Thomas McMahon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/twistermc/) * (@twistermc) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14226201) * Where is the PDF hosted? It must be on the same domain as the rest of the site. It can’t be on a CDN. If it is, then check with the host to see what the issue is. * The HTTP 403 Forbidden client error status response code indicates that the server understood the request but refuses to authorize it * [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jemoreto/) * (@jemoreto) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14231137) * Hello guys! * Same here. This error is happening now. Never happened before. * All plugins are up-to-date, and WP is 5.7. * Using Cloudflare. * Any ideas? * Thanks * [dushyanth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dushyanth/) * (@dushyanth) * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14231785) * Facing the same issue. Was working fine previously. * On checking with the host, was advised to provide direct PHP file access. This is a less secure option, but the PDF is displayed when access is provided. - This reply was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by [dushyanth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dushyanth/). * Thread Starter [leomarioto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leomarioto/) * (@leomarioto) * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14240641) * I ended up giving up using PDFs and moved on to another strategy. * Thanks! * [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jemoreto/) * (@jemoreto) * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14240648) * [@leomarioto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leomarioto/) same here. Instead, migrated to plugin [https://wordpress.org/plugins/embed-pdf-viewer/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/embed-pdf-viewer/) * Thanks * Thread Starter [leomarioto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leomarioto/) * (@leomarioto) * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14240668) * Thanks, John! * I tried this one too, but I think there was a conflict with Elementor or Chrome Mobile. * [John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jemoreto/) * (@jemoreto) * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14240765) * [@leomarioto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leomarioto/) you’re right. Chrome mobile is conflicting with this other plugin 🙁 * Can I ask which solution you used? * Plugin Author [Thomas McMahon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/twistermc/) * (@twistermc) * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14246619) * Can someone give me a URL where I can see the issue? At this time, I can’t troubleshoot without seeing the issue. * Plugin Author [Thomas McMahon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/twistermc/) * (@twistermc) * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14246621) * You can also download an old version of the plugin from here: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/pdfjs-viewer-shortcode/advanced/#plugin-download-history-stats](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pdfjs-viewer-shortcode/advanced/#plugin-download-history-stats) * [kervadecg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kervadecg/) * (@kervadecg) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14749557) * Hello, * I have the same issue : everything was working well and now, I get a “403 Forbidden” when the PDFJS viewer trys to acces a file. * WP 5.7.2 with PDFJS 2.0.0 * I tried rollback to 1.5.9 but the issue remains. * Link to may page : [https://3amu.com/amicale-des-anciens-aerospatiale-mureaux/catalogue-micro/](https://3amu.com/amicale-des-anciens-aerospatiale-mureaux/catalogue-micro/) * [kervadecg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kervadecg/) * (@kervadecg) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14749596) * I have included a test with Embed PDF Viewer. With this plugin te file is correctly displayed. * Plugin Author [Thomas McMahon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/twistermc/) * (@twistermc) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14751125) * When I try to log the PDF, it doesn’t load with the necessary variables in the URL. * [https://3amu.com/wp-content/uploads/bp-attachments/3722/Fiche-HP-EliteBook-840G1.pdf&dButton=true&pButton=true&oButton=false&sButton=true#zoom=auto&pagemode=none](https://3amu.com/wp-content/uploads/bp-attachments/3722/Fiche-HP-EliteBook-840G1.pdf&dButton=true&pButton=true&oButton=false&sButton=true#zoom=auto&pagemode=none) * Check with your host to understand why. * [kervadecg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kervadecg/) * (@kervadecg) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14753643) * Hello, I open a ticket to the host : they said it’s not a server issue * Beside, it’s working with the other plugin(Embed PDF viewer). * I tried your URL: – the #zoom=auto&pagemode=none are working – but the &dButton =true create an error 403 I cannot find the origin of the followinf parameters dButton pButton oButton and sButton. They are not documented in Adobe neither in HTTP * [kervadecg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kervadecg/) * (@kervadecg) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14798967) * Thomas, Additional information : I moved from PHP 7.3 to 7.4 which is recommended. It may have an impact * [samjco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samjco/) * (@samjco) * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/#post-14865004) * OK the issue is with the server company…. * You have to enable: DIRECT PHP FILES ACCESS Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 22 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘403 Forbidden HELP!!!’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/pdfjs-viewer-shortcode/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2301161) * [PDF.js Viewer](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pdfjs-viewer-shortcode/) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pdfjs-viewer-shortcode/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pdfjs-viewer-shortcode/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pdfjs-viewer-shortcode/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pdfjs-viewer-shortcode/reviews/) ## Tags * [forbidden](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/forbidden/) * [pdf.js](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/pdf-js/) * 22 replies * 10 participants * Last reply from: [hoasenvang](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hoasenvang/) * Last activity: [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/403-forbidden-help/page/2/#post-15460023) * Status: not resolved