Non-existing file/URL returns 403 Forbidden - apache

Question

Going to example.com/config or example.com/account/login returns 403 Forbidden.
In reality, /config and /account/login should be redirected to index.php but it gives 403.
My directory structure is like this:
/var/www/example
└─/assets
└─/bower_components
└─/node_modules
└─/partials
└─/templates
└─/tests
└─/vendor
└─index.php
This is my Virtual host configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/example
<DirectoryMatch "^/var/www/example/(?!(assets|partials))\w+">
Require all denied
</DirectoryMatch>
<Location />
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^ index.php [QSA,L]
</Location>
</VirtualHost>
I want to disallow access to every folder except assets and partials, that's why I added that DirectoryMatch directive.
I use a PHP framework called Slim so I have to add Location and Rewrite directives.
I think Apache thinks my URLs are directories and blocks them. Is there a way to unblock my URLs?

Answer 1

Try adding:
<Directory "/var/www/example">
Order Allow,Deny
Allow From all
</Directory>
above the <DirectoryMatch> container in your vhost config.
Since you're using apache 2.4, then use require all:
<Directory "/var/www/example">
Require all granted
</Directory>

Answer 2

If you're using Apache 2.4 try to add in the end of your VirtualHost:
<Directory /var/www/example>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
# If you want to enable overrides, you should read:
# http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#allowoverride
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
Satisfy Any
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>