Permission denied: /var/www/abc/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable?

Solution 1:

Make sure that the htaccess file is readable by apache:

chmod 644 /var/www/abc/.htaccess

And make sure the directory it's in is readable and executable:

chmod 755 /var/www/abc/

I had the same issue when I changed the home directory of one use. In my case it was because of selinux. I used the below to fix the issue:

selinuxenabled 0
setenforce 0