[pmwiki-users] Error 406

[Cricket Onebit]

That rules out some things and gives me a place to start.

Thanks!

On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 at 00:21, Petko Yotov <5ko at 5ko.fr> wrote:

> This error code is never issued by the PmWiki core, so I suspect a
> server (mis-)configuration. This request is blocked, never reaching
> PmWiki.
>
> The first thing I'd check is that the server accepts pathname
> information, like you use pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage instead of
> pmwiki.php?n=Main.HomePage. If it is disabled, on the Apache server it
> can be enabled with this line in .htaccess:
>
>    AcceptPathInfo On
>
> However, since you say it only happens when you post an edit form, and
> only on some pages, it may be a web application firewall (WAF) doing
> this. Many hosting providers use the "mod_security" WAF, and you need to
> review the documentation of your hosting provider about what can be
> configured and how.
>
> Petko
>
> --
> If you upgrade :  http://www.pmwiki.org/Upgrades
>
>
> On 09/12/2021 22:07, Cricket Onebit wrote:
> > I updated our website, and now get
> >
> > The requested URL /pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage?action=edit
> > encountered
> > error 406. Please contact the site administrator.
> >
> > It happens when I Save a page, or even when I Cancel a save, but only
> > happens for some pages.
> >
> > Fingers crossed it's easy to fix if I look in the right place. I
> > haven't
> > used PmWiki for anything but updating content and software for this
> > site
> > for almost 10 years. (I miss it!)
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Sandy Schoen
> >
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