I'm glad it's solved :) On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 3:38 PM, technicaltitch<technicalti...@gmail.com> wrote: > > After a small struggle with my budget hosts, they've told me my text > was triggering a mod_security2 rule and are willing to disable it for > my site (if I assure them I'm on the case re security). As far as I > can tell you cannot disable this in .htaccess files. > > Thanks SO MUCH for helping me eliminate my code and CakePHP - I > couldn't approach my hosts until I was confident that it wasn't my > code or CakePHP, and that blaming the Apache config was plausible, > which I couldn't have done without the generous assistance of everyone > here. > > A HUGE thank you (from me and the charity Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi) > > > On Aug 22, 1:36 am, technicaltitch <technicalti...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I submitted a ticket about this to my host's server admin, and >> includinghttp://geocities.com/in the request caused: >> >> Not Acceptable >> An appropriate representation of the requested resource /pdesk.cgi >> could not be found on this server. >> Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to >> use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. >> HTTPD Server Server atwww.getsomesupport.comPort 443 >> >> Removing those few characters allowed the ticket to submit >> successfully. >> >> On Aug 22, 12:57 am, technicaltitch <technicalti...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > You are such stars for helping me with this - its incredible thank you >> > so much! >> >> > I tried the new redirect method but got errors (missing arguments for >> > AppController::redirect(), $status and $exit undefined) when I tried >> > to log in, as this involved a redirect to the login form, so I logged >> > in and then copied across the redirect override - to no avail - when I >> > save the changes it redirects to the homepage, which contains no hint >> > of the error. Also got the site working locally (was my PHP version >> > thanks so much AD7six) - and can't repeat the defect. Do these point >> > to Apache or PHP as the cause? >> >> > I tried disabling mod_security using: >> > <IfModule mod_security.c> >> > SecFilterEngine Off >> > SecFilterScanPOST Off >> > </IfModule> >> > in every .htaccess file in my site, but it didn't make any difference >> > (I sanitize everything, and it can't be this as it doesn't happen >> > locally - unless it could be that local is Windows and host is Linux - >> > seems very unlikely). >> >> > I'd really appreciate any tips if anything's obvious about resolving >> > the redirect override - or does the fact that it works locally mean >> > this is unlikely to reveal anything? >> >> > Tried creating a test subdirectory but suspected it wouldn't work - I >> > get a 500 error probably related to my non-standard directory layout >> > (so that my cake and app directories are outside my public_html >> > directory - seemed safer). >> >> > My reason for another site is in case the forum software has somehow >> > added this filtering site-wide - it seems to be a server setting, (its >> > only $11). I do get this error when I try the text in any table in the >> > system (including tables that are nothing to do with tinyMCE and very >> > little to do with the rest of the code). Will try baking an unrelated >> > table to see if I can repeat it there but I very much expect to as it >> > seems platform related. >> >> > As far as I can tell, I don't have access to PHP settings - just >> > CPanel on a shared hosting platform. >> >> > Am I right in suspecting Apache or PHP? If so any ideas where I can >> > look? I can't find anything likely by googling filters for either. >> > Does Cake automatically use certain PHP filters on all POST and GET >> > submissions or something? >> >> > Thanks HUGELY, I'll be so incredibly happy when I/we crack this >> > Chris/tt >> >> > On Aug 18, 5:11 pm, "Brendon Kozlowski (Realm)" >> >> > <brendon...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> > > I like archF6's suggestion, it's easy to test, and if it doesn't solve >> > > it, continue from there. It might work, it might not. I don't think >> > > a 500 server error would automatically redirect (but instead stop >> > > execution). Regardless, it's about a 20 second test. With Dreamhost >> > > I can enable/disable mod_security, I'm not sure if you would be able >> > > to test that on your host or not. To be clear - I don't know why >> > > mod_security would mess with this, but it can't hurt to take a look if >> > > you're able to make such changes. >> >> > > On Aug 17, 11:23 am, technicaltitch <technicalti...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > > > App was built Oct 2007 but it's taken the organization this long to >> > > > find funding for someone to test and work on it, (hence I'm struggling >> > > > to get my head round stuff again). >> >> > > > I will have a go at creating a test subdirectory and adding that debug >> > > > code- fantastic fantastic ideas thanks - probably blindingly obvious >> > > > to PHPers but not to me (a decade working with C, Java and .NET but >> > > > only ever used PHP on volunteer projects). >> >> > > > Is it possible that a phpBB install may have had this as a side- >> > > > effect? Ie, can filters be set up on all form input for a given space >> > > > on a shared CPanel server? >> >> > > > I have commented out my controller method and seen the error, so I'm >> > > > assuming the redirect is called elsewhere, where do I put the redirect >> > > > override code pls? >> >> > > > As far as I can tell it isn't my code requesting the redirect but >> > > > perhaps I'm missing something obvious? I commented out my controller >> > > > method, route.php just has the default page specified. Tried debug >> > > > level 1 and 2 and nothing is displayed about the error, or anything >> > > > preceding the current page. >> >> > > > Thanks SO much for your help - this is all so useful and despite my >> > > > wandering off-subject, absolutely exactly how I hoped people would >> > > > help me and I'm massively grateful, >> > > > Chris > > >
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
