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**borninblood** · #1 (**permalink**) 01-01-2008, 19:56

After badmouthing this particular forum upgrade not 3 days ago, I have been asked by a few people to upgrade my board to it, so I started playing about with it in a big way.

I installed the software and used the phpBB conversion tool to upgrade from 2 to 3, everything seemed to work fine, and everything migrated across fine, there is one small but very odd problem (and one I would need fixed if I was to move to this upgrade)

Basically there is a feature that allows you to make your own BBCode, however when I go to add a new BBCode when I hit submit the browser goes straight to my websites homepage.

I have asked the folks on phpBB and they are seemingly stumped.

http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewt...94795#p3694795

Is there anything server side that should be changed? or anything I am doing wrong?

Original board - http://www.borninblood.co.uk/forum/ - live, and fine.

New board, with error - http://www.borninblood.co.uk/forum1/ - not live

Clean install of board, with same error - http://www.borninblood.co.uk/forum2/ - not live

**WelshTom** · #2 (**permalink**) 01-01-2008, 19:59

Possibly an issue with the server module mod_security. Try adding this to your .htaccess file:

PHP Code:


			
 
   
<IfModule mod_security.c>

    SecFilterEngine Off

    SecFilterScanPOST Off

</IfModule>

**borninblood** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008, 10:22

Possibly stupid question time...

I know I have an .htaccess file because I have edited it before for different things, but I can't for the life of me find it, using my ftp client I can't see it, and using the file manager it doesn't appear to be there either.

I don't want to make a new one and overwrite it by making a new one, is there anyway to view "hidden" files? Or is there any way any of one of you boffins could do it for me?

**WelshTom** · #4 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008, 10:55

Let me know your domain, and the directory of your phpBB3 installation, and I'll get this done for you.

**borninblood** · #5 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008, 11:08

You are the man Thomas!

http://www.borninblood.co.uk - domain

public_html/forum1/ - phpbb3 installation

Thanks a lot mate!

**WelshTom** · #6 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008, 12:10

This has been done. Please confirm the same at your end.

**borninblood** · #7 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008, 13:04

Brilliant, this is working now - was that the only thing you changed? So i can report it on phpBB for other people to find!

Thanks a lot!

**WelshTom** · #8 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008, 13:28

Yes, I simply deactivated mod_security using the .htaccess file

Happy New Year

**borninblood** · #9 (**permalink**) 04-01-2008, 13:06

Sorry to be a pain, could this be done for this as well..

http://www.just-bondage.com - domain

public_html/forum/ - phpbb3 installation

Same problem!

**flesso** · #10 (**permalink**) 04-01-2008, 14:15

Hi,

This is very simple to do. All you have to do is place the code which is located in this thread within your .htaccess file.

**gethmyster** · #11 (**permalink**) 29-02-2008, 19:58

Hey Guys!

Thanks borninblood for having this problem - I've had 3 sites not working using a CMS me and a friend have built. Couldn't for the life of us work out where our code was wrong - it works fine on 2 website hosted else where but not on my eukhost.

Anyway read this as I use phpBB and by chance the symptoms were very similar - made the same change to the .htaccess and its working

The fault was using x-standard WYSIWYG editor, anything in it at all and it kicked you to the home page on submit.

So thank you! What is this mod_security

Cheers
Lee

PS - If you cant find the .htaccess file its coz its hidden - you need to click the top tick box on the pop up as you open file manager to see it - I had the same problem finding it as you borninblood, knew I'd seen it somewhere.

Thanks all