Updating Files on Apache - apache

I'm having trouble with my Apache Web Server. I have a folder (htdocs\images) where I have a number of images already in place. I can browse them and see them on my web server (and access them via HTML). I added a new image in there today, and went to browse to it, and it can't be found. I double and triple checked the path and everything. I even restarted Apache and that didn't seem to help.
I'm really confused as to what's going on here. Anybody have any suggestions?
Thank you.
Edit I just turned on the ability for the images directory to be listed, browsed to it (http://127.0.0.1/images/) and I was able to see all the previous images that were in the folder, but not the new one.

Turn directory indexes on for htdocs\images, remove (or move out of the way) any index.* files, and point your browser at http://yoursite/images/
That should give you a full listing of files in that directory. If the file you're looking for isn't there, then Apache is looking at a different directory than you think it is. You'll have to search your httpd.conf for clues -- DocumentRoot, Alias, AliasMatch, Redirect, RedirectMatch, RewriteRule -- there are probably dozens of apache directives that could be causing the web server to get its documents from somewhere other than where you think it's looking.

make sure the caSE and spelling are 100% correct.

There is not magic in programming (some may disagree:), so look for silly errors. Wrong server? Case of your letters? Wrong extension?

There's a chance it could be due to the cookies stored on your device. I would delete all cookies to the website you're working on before you refresh again

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Server not servering random files

I currently run on Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS. I'm not a server admin by any means, and just really have basic setup/config knowledge. I got a virtual box so I could learn more. Unfortunately, I just took a bit of a leap and screwed everything up.
I'm running Apache2, PHP, MySQL. This morning, I got a prompt saying I could update my server. I wasn't thinking and decided to go through with it. In addition to completely screwing up my server settings, I'm pretty sure I've lost data. But first I need to get my server running properly again (and probably never update without paying someone to do it for me).
I got most things up and running, but now when I go to my site (gamersplane.com), some paths end up 404'ing, and going to the Apache 404 instead of hitting the htaccess. The way I have it setup, the htaccess should get all files (barring things like css, js, images, xml, etc), and direct it all to a file called dispatch.php which processes the url and determines what to do/load. Basically, some stuff goes to the htaccess, other stuff isn't. I'm not sure why.
Mainly, files directly under /javascript won't load, but files in subfolders of /javascript do. In addition, going to /tools (folder exists) works, but /tools/cards (folder doesn't exist) doesn't. Strangely though, /forum (folder exists) and /forum/3 (doesn't exist) both work. I can't figure out when things do or don't work (systematically).
apache.conf: http://pastebin.com/A3J4bXE3
gamersplane.conf: http://pastebin.com/TAD06h59
Update
I found out about package called javascript-common which forces /javascript to search elsewhere. I uninstalled the package, and JavaScript is now loading. I'm told I need the package, but I don't know why.
This still doesn't solve why some other paths don't work.

HTTP sources with h5ai appear empty in XBMC

I'm having some trouble adding a custom source to my XBMC set up. I've got an Apache2 server up and running that I use to stream movies to my computer and would like to include it as a source in XBMC. I'm no web server expert, but I managed to get h5ai style indexing on my server, which I'd like to keep. The problem is that when h5ai is enabled, XBMC can't locate any of the files. With h5ai disabled I have no issue browsing through my files.
The obvious solution is to keep h5ai off, but since I use my server outside of XBMC, I'd like to find a way to keep it on. I'm very new when it comes to web servers, so it's very possible I'm just doing something wrong. I merely followed the instructions of placing the _h5ai folder in my path and editing .htaccess. If anyone could shed some light on the issue (solution or simply an explanation) I would greatly appreciate it.
Additional info: I'm running XBMC 12.0. My server is a rented seedbox, so I have no root privileges.
Easiest solution is making a subdirectory specifically for XBMC and adding a .htaccess file that keeps h5ai indexing out of it:
DirectoryIndex index.html
Then have the HTTP source include the full path to said subdirectory.
I had the same issue and fixed it by removing "IndexOptions IconsAreLinks" from .htaccess

Apache strange behaviour: page loads even when request points to non-existing file

A client has a website running on a dedicated host (either developed, nor managed by myself) in which Apache is generating a very strange behavior.
When the requested url is of the type:
http://obituarieshelp.org/aboutus.html/whatever_here
it actually loads 'aboutus.html' if it exists, even though 'whatever_here' does not exist, and 'aboutus.html' is not a directory.
I took a look at the htaccess file, and everything seems to be fine. I am sure it is apache misconfigured somehow, but for the love of me, I cannot seem to find anything that could point to the problem in httpd.conf
Has anyone experienced the same, or has any suggestions as to why this would be?
This is controlled by the AcceptPathInfo HTTPd directive. The remainder of the path after the file is made available in the PATH_INFO environment/server variable, and scripts can use it to discern additional information about the request.

Wordpress says .htaccess file is unwriteable, but it's definitely writeable

I've just finished moving a Wordpress site to a new server. The domain has not changed, nor has the directory that Wordpress is installed in; the only thing that has changed is the machine it happens to be on.
The only problem I seem to have had as a result is that my permalinks aren't working, and when I go into the permalink settings, it claims that my .htaccess is unwrittable. For testing sake my .htaccess is currently CHMOD777, so it definitely is.
Any suggestions?
I have experienced problems in changing file permissions through FTP sometimes; CPanel always works. So try doing it from your host's control panel.
If that doesn't work, try editing .htaccess file manually. Follow this link to learn how to.
Your files may be 'owned' by a different user, especially if your hosting provider moved the files for you or if you used a script. If you continue to have problems, ask your hosting provider to check if the owner and permissions are set correctly on the files.
The permalinks themselves aren't working, i.e. the rules already in the .htaccess file from the previous server aren't taking effect. Mod rewrite, header and expire weren't installed. If a moderator wants to delete this silly question please feel free.

MAMP 2 - Apache. Cannot use folders on desktop

I updated my MAMP to version 2 and ran into a couple of problems. I've always had my projects in a folder /Desktop/Projects and pointed my localhost there. No problem whatsoever, I could see my filelistings etc.
However, after updating, I now get a '403 Forbidden' error, stating that I do not have permission to access '/' on this server.
I'm not sure what I did before to make this work, and I suspect this has something to do with Apache's and/or MAMP's settings? Could someone perhaps give me some pointers? Thanks.
PS: Not sure if this is the right Stackexchange site, but Webmasters didn't have a MAMP tag, so I figured I'd post it here. Thanks a lot.
Guessing you didn't set the Disk Location correctly...
In MAMP, click the HOSTS tab, there you'll see Disk Location.
You can choose the directory here, and click Permissions to make sure things are set correctly.
The path to your web-root should be something like /Users/cabaret/Desktop/Projects