[wp-testers] Uploading images - htaccess fix

Brent Logan gbrentlogan at gmail.com
Fri Mar 28 02:58:55 GMT 2008


It didn't work for me, either. I'm back to using the stuff listed below.

On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 7:16 PM, Andy Skelton <skeltoac at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 6:22 PM, Benoit Bisson <benoit at benoitbisson.com>
> wrote:
> > The image uploading issue that results in an http error has been brought
> up
> >  repeatedly, and answers on the topic repeatedly point towards either
> add-on
> >  issues or the possibility of the user not having the latest Flash
> version.
> >  Well, before any user starts pulling out hair, I believe it's Brent
> Logan
> >  who first posted this slight change to the htaccess file:
> >
> >  > SecFilterEngine Off
> >  > SecFilterScanPOST Off
> >
> >  That worked like a charm for me, using WP2.5 RC2, with either FF or IE,
>
> That's good, but before we turn that into a core patch or even a
> recommendation for other users we should make sure it's as minimal as
> possible. The way I read it, those lines turn off the security filter
> engine for everything at or below that directory level. Can we get the
> desired result within just the desired scope? And what happens when
> mod_security is not loaded? (Hint: 500)
>
> This is something I crafted from a few google hits:
>
> <IfModule mod_security.c>
> SecFilterSelective "REQUEST_URI" "wp-admin/async-upload.php" "allow,nolog"
> </IfModule>
>
> Would you mind testing it? I don't have mod_security so I need some
> help on this one.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
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