htaccess lock out after 2.3.1 upgrade

  • Updated my wp blog from 2.2.2 to 2.3.1 and after the upgrade script, I could no longer access the page. The system alert read as below,

    [Thu Nov 8 01:02:47 2007] [alert] [client 58.173.19.206] /big/dom/domain/www/blog/.htaccess: Invalid command ‘</Limit>#’, perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

    Being a non-programmer, I think I modified an existing .htaccess file. Within it, I can see two sections where the Limit command is used.

    <Limit GET POST>
    require valid-user
    </Limit>

    <Limit GET POST>
    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from all
    Deny from env=bad_bot
    </Limit># BEGIN WordPress

    Any suggestion as to what the problem might be, in particular that relates to 2.3.1?

    Thanks.

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  • Hi there,

    I have the same problems too. After the upgrade, my site totally off, the blog gone heywire??

    Thread Starter ciprol

    (@ciprol)

    Ok, I’ve uncommented the second set of <Limit> command and the problem has been fixed. Worth a try on your end.

    But still hoping for a more expert comment on this solution and implication.

    I would start with deleting the entire content of your .htaccess file, then making sure your permalinks options are set to what you are looking for. If wordpress has write access to .htaccess, which it most likely does, it will rewrite it the way it wants.

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