406 Not Acceptable error

  • Hi all,
    Hope to get your advice. Recently, each time I post on my WordPress, I received ‘406 Not Acceptable’ error message:

    Not Acceptable

    An appropriate representation of the requested resource /wp-admin/post.php could not be found on this server.

    Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

    Looking forward to getting this fix.

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  • Have you tried:

    – deactivating all plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).

    – switching to the default theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.

    – resetting the plugins folder by FTP or PhpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems.

    – re-uploading all files & folders – except the wp-content folder – from a fresh download of WordPress. Make sure that you delete the old copies of files & folder before uploading the new ones.

    Thread Starter ansovinus

    (@ansovinus)

    Hi Esmi,

    Thanks for the suggestions. I’ve tried each one suggested. The one that fix it was to re-upload all files and folders. I uninstall (including deleting all files) and re-install WordPress. And waited for few hours before checking it again. And it works. I can post again.

    However, I can’t change my permalinks. Any suggestion?

    I can’t change my permalinks.

    Why? What happens? We need details…

    Thread Starter ansovinus

    (@ansovinus)

    As I fix my WordPress, my permalink is set to default. I want to change my permalink settings from ‘default’ to ‘month and name’ but when I clicked ‘save changes’, I get this error message:

    Not Acceptable

    An appropriate representation of the requested resource /wp-admin/options-permalink.php could not be found on this server.

    Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

    That sounds like a server issue. Is your root .htaccess file being updated?

    Thread Starter ansovinus

    (@ansovinus)

    How do I update .htaccess?

    That’s not what I asked. I asked is your root .htaccess file being updated?

    Thread Starter ansovinus

    (@ansovinus)

    I wouldn’t know if my .htaccess file is being updated. How do I know if it’s updated?

    Does WordPress tell you that you need to update your .htaccess file when you switch to custom permalinks?

    Thread Starter ansovinus

    (@ansovinus)

    I wanted to switch to custom permalinks but that’s when I got the 404 error message. And it switches back to ‘default’.

    Have you contacted your hosts about this? It sounds like a server issue – not a WordPress one.

    Thread Starter ansovinus

    (@ansovinus)

    Not yet, but I’ll surely contact my host on this issue. Thanks Esmi for your time and advice. I appreciate it ??

    No problem. I hope you get this sorted. ??

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