Bridging wizard wont work

[arbitorylegend]

I have the following issue when trying to bridge coppermine 1.4.8 and phpBB 2.0.21:
[error message here]

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /gallery/bridgemgr.php on this server.

Coppermine install: http://www.gamingsanctum.com/gallery/
Forum install: http://www.gamingsanctum.com/forum/
Coppermine version: cpg1.4.8
Forum version: phpBB 2.0.21
Test user account: available upon request.


BridgeManager settings:
Forum URL:  http://mysite.tld/test/foo_bar
Relative path to your BBS's config file:  ../bla/ 
Use post-based groups?:  0 


i can't get this far. i click "start bridgemanager" button and boom, i get the forbidden error.
bridgemanager.php is set to 777 permissions.

[Nibbler]

Check if your host has security features in place that could block access to the file. This is not a coppermine issue.

[arbitorylegend]

well, is there a way to bridge with phpbb without using the bridgemng.php file?
like a manual, by hand way?

[Joachim Müller]

You could try to set bridging up directly in phpMyAdmin (if you know your way around - not recommended). However, I strongly advice that you ask your webhost for support and make them fix the "403 forbidden" error for the bridge manager instead.