# ForbiddenHttpException

> ForbiddenHttpException represents a "Forbidden" HTTP exception with status code 403.

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| class | `yii\web\ForbiddenHttpException` |
| --- | --- |
| Extends | [`HttpException`](/docs/api/yii/web/httpexception/index.md) » [`yii\base\UserException`](/docs/api/yii/base/userexception/index.md) » [`yii\base\Exception`](/docs/api/yii/base/exception/index.md) » [`Exception`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/class.exception.php) |
| Since | 2.0 |
| Source | [`framework/web/ForbiddenHttpException.php`](https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blob/22.0/framework/web/ForbiddenHttpException.php#L23) |

ForbiddenHttpException represents a "Forbidden" HTTP exception with status code 403.

Use this exception when a user is not allowed to perform the requested action.
Using different credentials might or might not allow performing the requested action.
If you do not want to expose authorization information to the user, it is valid
to respond with a 404 [`NotFoundHttpException`](/docs/api/yii/web/notfoundhttpexception/index.md).

See also: <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.3>.

## Properties

| Property | Type | Description | Defined by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| <span id="property-statusCode"></span>[`$statusCode`](/docs/api/yii/web/httpexception/index.md#property-statusCode) | `int` | HTTP status code, such as 403, 404, 500, etc. Default: `null`. | [`HttpException`](/docs/api/yii/web/httpexception/index.md) |

## Methods

| Method | Description | Defined by |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [`__construct()`](#method-__construct) | Constructor. | `ForbiddenHttpException` |
| <span id="method-getName"></span>[`getName()`](/docs/api/yii/web/httpexception/index.md#method-getName) |  | [`HttpException`](/docs/api/yii/web/httpexception/index.md) |

## Method details

### __construct() <span id="method-__construct"></span>

```php
public function __construct(string|null $message = null, int $code = 0, Throwable|null $previous = null)
```

Constructor.

**Parameters**

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `$message` | `string\|null` | Error message |
| `$code` | `int` | Error code |
| `$previous` | [`Throwable`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/class.throwable.php)`\|null` | The previous exception used for the exception chaining. |