Is there an unwritten rule (or written) that says not to use XAMPP? I have tried this using the bitnami installation as well, and received the same errors.
Yes, it is. I should have mentioned that, sorry.
I just realized I may have added the <Directory /> in the wrong place… it does go in apache’s httpd.conf right?
I tried replacing mine with yours, and I still get a 403 forbidden. when accessing dashboards of subdirectory sites, and a plain text and link page for the sub sites. do you need any other error logs, or files?