Aug 15

How to Disable mod_security in .htaccess file

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1. If you do not have one yet, an .htaccess file in the folder of your web application
2. To disable mod_security COMPLETELY, add the following line to the .htaccess file:
SecFilterEngine Off
OR, to disable HTTP POST scanning only, use the following instead:
SecFilterScanPOST Off
3. Save the file and test your web application to check whether disabling mod_security has solved your problem.

I recommend you to try SecFilterScanPOST Off first, instead of disabling mod_security completely.

mod_security is good to protect your website but it might cause some problems for certain web applications, especially in file uploads. My server has mod_security enabled and I encountered WordPress upload error: “HTTP error”. The SecFilterScanPOST Off solved the problem immediately


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