403 Error When Updating

  • After upgrading to 2.7 I was unable to edit posts. After correcting an issue with .htaccess the problem disappeared. After a few days, however it is back.

    Here is my .htaccess file:

    # BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
    </IfModule>
    <IfModule mod_security.c>
    SecFilterEngine Off
    SecFilterScanPOST Off
    </IfModule>
    # END WordPress

    As you can see, I’ve disabled the mod security yet I can no longer update any posts that are password protected. In addition, I can’t upload images using flash as it gives me an http error. Finally, since the upgrade my site has been loading very slowly (sometimes it takes up to 10 seconds to load a page).

    I’ve repaired the database. I’ve followed the image uploader solutions in this post: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/164999?replies=1

    All to no avail.

    Is the problem with my host?

    TIA

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  • Thread Starter srsfinan

    (@srsfinan)

    BTW, my error log shows this:

    [Thu Feb 26 02:29:07 2009] [error] [client 195.189.80.37] mod_security: Access denied with code 403. Error processing request body: Multipart: final boundary missing [severity “EMERGENCY”] [hostname “www.srsfinance.com”] [uri “/wp-admin/async-upload.php”] [unique_id “SaZS00gpCwEAAGrzzsI”]

    Thread Starter srsfinan

    (@srsfinan)

    Nothing? Perhaps I overcomplicated the explanation of the problem.

    In short, what is happening is I am unable to update any post once it is first posted. When attempting to do so I get a 403 error and the error log tells me that there was a mod_security threat.

    I’ve been able to narrow the problem down to the .htaccess file. It appears that the server regenerates a .htaccess file that conflicts with the .htacess file I have loaded myself.

    When attempting to edit the server generated .htaccess file the entire wordpress site gives a 500 error.

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