[wp-testers] Unable to Upload

[Matt Mullenweg]

Brent Logan wrote:
> I'm not using bad behavior, never have. I got the 403 error even with no
> plugins activated. Apparently, this is a host configuration issue. I
> searched "flash upload 403" and found that putting the following lines in my
> .htaccess file fixes the problem.
> 
> SecFilterEngine Off
> SecFilterScanPOST Off
> 
> I'm not sure what it does, but it works.

That turns mod_security off for your directories.

Best bet would be to contact your host and let them know about this 
problem so they can avoid it for their other customers, who are probably 
less tech-savvy.

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Matt Mullenweg
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