Apache can't access folders in my home directory

Solution 1:

This worked for me

<Directory />
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
    Allow from all
</Directory>

The important bit was to change

Order allow, deny

to

Require all granted 

Solution 2:

Enable userdir module:

sudo a2enmod userdir 

Enable PHP execution in user directory:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-available/php5.conf  

(Or if using php7.0, for example)

sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-available/php7.0.conf

Comment this part (put # at the start of each line):

#<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
#    <Directory /home/*/public_html>
#        php_admin_flag engine Off
#    </Directory>
#</IfModule>

Press Ctrl+X to save

Enable directory listing:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

Add this:

<Directory /home/*/public_html/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted
</Directory>

Press Ctrl+X to save

Restart apache (sudo required here also):

sudo service apache2 restart

Now put your php files in /home/yourname/public_html directory and go to
http://localhost/~yourname from your web browser.