Buildkit - amp test failed - /root/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable and that '/root/' is executable'

Question

I am trying to setup buildkit in my new Debian machine. I installed all the required packaged, ran civi-download-tools and amp config with correct credentials and included Include /root/.amp/apache.d/*.con in apache2.conf file. On restarting apache it gave me error saying there was no *.conf file to be included in /root/.amp/apache.d. I checked the directory; it was empty.

However, I copied localhost-7979.conf from my previous buildkit setup on another machine and placed inside /root/.amp/apache.d folder and restarted apache. On running amp test it gave me following error:

PHP Warning:  file_get_contents(http://localhost:7979/index.php): failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden  in phar:///opt/buildkit/bin/amp/src/Amp/Command/TestCommand.php on line 163

I checked localhost-7979-error.log inside root/.amp/log. Following line was there.

'/root/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable and that '/root/' is executable'

Strange. There isn't even any .htaccess file inside /root. I tried every solution I could find on CiviCRM StackExchange and Forums but none worked.

Answer 1

I was performing all actions as a root. That was probably the reason no .conf file was generated in /root/.amp/apache.d/. I switched to a non-root user with sudo privileges and it worked smoothly.