Title: Hosts mod_security problem with wordpress….
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Hosts mod_security problem with wordpress….

 *  [jakewc2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakewc2/)
 * (@jakewc2)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hosts-mod_security-problem-with-wordpress/)
 * Hi, I really need some help here, please can somebody answer.
 * I got an e-mail today from my Host, telling me that some script on wordpress 
   is causing errors in their mod_security rules. According to my host this is what
   they sent me was the problem
 * —————————————————————-
    mod_security has certain rules for the words “pattern”
   used in online CMS and requested URL’s. If any pattern match with the requested
   URL under your site or any online CMS try to put the words “Pattern” to Database.
   mod_security deny the access to it. Most of the CMS put the data in the Ddabase
   and edit / delete record from database and really need the mod_security disable.
   We cannot modify the mod_security rules on shared server however can disable 
   mod_sec for your site.
 * —————————————————————–
 * Does anybody have any ideas about what this is about? I just dont understand 
   what they are talking about, and why wordpress should have raised this alarm.
 * Please can somebody help, its really important. If its not sorted, they already
   turned off mod_security without discussing it with me, and I only discovered 
   that when i asked them about it. They turned it back on at my insistence, but
   have threatened to turn it off again, if I dont get it sorted. This will leave
   my site open to attack.
 * Thank you.
 * John.

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hosts-mod_security-problem-with-wordpress/#post-903810)
 * Try adding this in a .htaccess file in the wp-admin/ folder, NOT in the root!
 *     ```
       <IfModule mod_security.c>
       SecFilterInheritance Off
       </IfModule>
       ```
   
 * And if WP is causing “problems” for your host… get a decent host urgently!
 *  Thread Starter [jakewc2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakewc2/)
 * (@jakewc2)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hosts-mod_security-problem-with-wordpress/#post-903882)
 * > And if WP is causing “problems” for your host… get a decent host urgently!
 * Unfortunately, its not as easy as that. I also run a MODX CMS, and from what 
   I can gather, its the same on that, its a recognised problem which nobody has
   been able to find a work around, on any host.
 * Thank you for the help, I really appreciate it.
 *  Thread Starter [jakewc2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakewc2/)
 * (@jakewc2)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hosts-mod_security-problem-with-wordpress/#post-903884)
 * just a thought, it could a reason why some people here are getting unresolved
   error 404 messages on hosted servers.

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