HTTP response code 400 (Bad Request) when saving table

  • Resolved cburge0329

    (@cburge0329)


    2 years, 11 months ago

    We have a self-hosted internal wordpress installation running:
    wordpress 6.2.2
    tablepress 2.1.4

    I’ve inherited the task of editing a reports page that has a single table that links to pdf files on a local server.
    Everything is running well after updating wordpress/tablepress/php versions. The current table has several <a href=”\\fileserver\file”>link</a> in a single cell.

    However, when I try to save a table that has a high number of links in a cell it gives the error:
    Attention: Unfortunately, an error occurred. There was a problem with the server, HTTP response code 400 (Bad Request).

    The table will save until i try to input too many of the <a href=”\\fileserver\file”>link</a> lines in a single cell.

    I have several questions but this can’t be the proper way to make this table.
    Should each file link be in its own cell?
    I can upload an export of the table in csv or html format if it will help. It is quite messy.

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  • Plugin Author Tobias Bäthge

    (@tobiasbg)

    2 years, 11 months ago

    Hi,

    thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.

    My assumption here is that your server’s firewall or security software somehow doesn’t like these links with the internal URLs. Presumably, it thinks that hacking attempt is going on (e.g. that someone is trying to extract internal data, or maybe it doesn’t like the number of \\ combinations, thinking that this string is the escaping of e.g. a SQL insertion attack).

    To find out more, I would therefore suggest to check the various server error log files for more details. The server admin can then maybe relax that security software so that it doesn’t erroneously trigger these errors.

    Regards,
    Tobias

    Thread Starter cburge0329

    (@cburge0329)

    2 years, 11 months ago

    Before updating WordPress/Tablepress/PHP the tables were saving properly.

    I will look through the logs for this machine for anything that may be blocking it.
    I haven’t seen anything from the antivirus/firewall reports that would reference it being blocked.

    Thanks,

    • This reply was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by cburge0329.
    Plugin Author Tobias Bäthge

    (@tobiasbg)

    2 years, 11 months ago

    Hi,

    yes, please check those log files. It might be something in the interplays of PHP here.

    Best wishes,
    Tobias

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