Directory Access Troubleshooting

Problem:
I ran across a problem with directory access via http and https.

Symptoms:

 * I had set permissions on the directory to 755
 * I had cleared the .htaccess settings
 * Yet I could not access the directory other than through SSH

Diagnosis:
Turns out I had Subversion (SVN) enabled and had that directory set up as a repository

Cure:
So if you have directory access problems with a website directory check the following:
 * 1) Do you have the directory permissions set to 755 (or whatever is appropriate for your application)?
 * 2) Are your .httaccess settings including usernames and passwords correct (you can set this from the Dreamhost control panel now)?
 * 3) Is Subversion, or some other application, already using that directory and blocking access?

Hope this saves someone some time in the future.

Max L.