This happend due to selinux security enforcement.
I found the solution by updating the security policies as
chcon -R -t httpd-sys-content/usr/mysite

Thank for your comment.

On 2/28/06, Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@[...].edu>  wrote:
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>  > I installed var on a seperate /var partition. and I need mysite to have
>  thi=
>  > s
>  > recomended access control.
>  >
>  > chown -R apache:apache /var/mysite
>  > I entered these in httpd.conf at end of it.
>  >
>  > <Directory "/var/mysite">
>  > DirectoryIndex index.php
>  > AcceptPathInfo on
>  > AllowOverride None
>  > Options None
>  > Order allow,deny
>  > Allow from all
>  > </Directory>
>  >
>  > Alias /site"/var/mysite"
>  >
>  > ****But following error occures
>  >
>  > Forbidden
>  >  on this server.
>  >
>  > I did all this according to recomended munual (of moodle- opensource
>  > product.) I have successfully ran this previously for  /usr/local/mysite
>  >
>  >  But this time it fails. Help me
> 
>  Hmmm.   One thought that comes to mind is do you have indexing
>  allowed in that directory?    If not and you address it as a
>  directory and you don't have an index.html (index.htm or any other
>  that you have allowed) in that directory, it will give that error
>  message.
> 
>  Try sticking some index.html in the directory it is going to and see
>  if it makes a difference.   If not, ignore this.
> 
>  ////jerry
> 
>  >
>  >
>  > **What I feel is that my alias don't work properly or that *** site
>  > permissions gives error. but note that I have tryed by giving full
>  > permissions also, but it also gives the same error.
>  > Thank you,
>  > pubudu
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>  > <p><font size=3D"2">I installed var&nbsp;on a seperate /var partition.
>  and =
>  > I need mysite to have this recomended access control.</font></p>
>  > <p><font size=3D"2">chown -R apache:apache /var/mysite </font></p></div>
>  > <div>I entered these in httpd.conf at end of it.</div>
>  > <div>&nbsp;</div>
>  > <div>&lt;Directory &quot;/var/mysite&quot;&gt; </div>
>  > <div>DirectoryIndex index.php </div>
>  > <div>AcceptPathInfo on </div>
>  > <div>AllowOverride None </div>
>  > <div>Options None </div>
>  > <div>Order allow,deny </div>
>  > <div>Allow from all </div>
>  > <div>&lt;/Directory&gt; </div>
>  > <div>&nbsp;</div>
>  > <div>Alias /site&quot;/var/mysite&quot;</div>
>  > <div>&nbsp;</div>
>  > <div>****But following error occures</div>
>  > <div><font size=3D"2"></font>&nbsp;</div>
>  > <div><font size=3D"2">Forbidden</font></div>
>  > <div><font size=3D"2">&nbsp;on this server.</font></div>
>  > <div><font size=3D"2"></font>&nbsp;</div>
>  > <div><font size=3D"2">I did all this according to recomended munual (of
>  moo=
>  > dle- opensource product.) I have successfully ran this previously
>  for&nbsp;=
>  >  /usr/local/mysite </font></div>
>  > <div>&nbsp;</div>
>  > <div>
>  > <div>But this time it fails. Help me</div>
>  > <div>
>  > <p><font size=3D"2">&nbsp;</font></p><font size=3D"2">**What I feel is
>  that=
>  >  my alias don't work properly or that *** site permissions gives error.
>  but=
>  >  note that I have tryed by giving full permissions also, but it also
>  gives =
>  > the same error.=20
>  > </font></div></div>
>  > <div>Thank you,</div><span></span><span class=3D"sg">
>  > <div>pubudu</div><span></span></span>
>  >
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