Plugin breaking .htaccess files

  • Resolved alexgwcog

    (@alexgwcog)


    2 years, 7 months ago

    Hi There,

    Following on from: https://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/topic/writing-to-htaccess-file-incorrectly/#post-17180857

    We’re also seeing this issue across multiple sites where the plugin duplicates the blocked IPs and doesn’t complete writing the rules and then the .htaccess blocks for WordPress are removed and the site is broken.

    We’ve disabled writing to files temporarily, but…

    We’d like to keep our block and ban lists up to date automatically so turning off writing to files doesn’t seem like a good long term solution is there a fix in the works for this?

    All the Best,
    Alex

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  • Plugin Support chandelierrr

    (@shanedelierrr)

    2 years, 7 months ago

    Hi @alexgwcog, thank you for creating a new topic!

    The block and ban lists will still be enforced even if Write to Files is turned OFF.

    Could you please confirm if the generated rules in Security > Tools are correct?

    Looking forward to hearing from you!

    Thread Starter alexgwcog

    (@alexgwcog)

    2 years, 7 months ago

    Hi @shanedelierrr,

    It was my understanding the banned IPs that were blocked e.g due to failed login attempts were also managed and added to this list so how can that be updated if write to files is off?

    Or are these blocking rules managed elsewhere?

    All the Best,
    Alex

    Plugin Support chandelierrr

    (@shanedelierrr)

    2 years, 7 months ago

    Hi @alexgwcog, if the Write to Files is turned OFF, Solid Security will automatically use the PHP method to ban IPs. The plugin checks early on in the WordPress request cycle if the request is coming from a banned IP, and if so, it issues a 403 response instead of letting the request continue.

    Hope this helps, and please let me know if you have other questions!

    Plugin Support chandelierrr

    (@shanedelierrr)

    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hi @alexgwcog,

    I hope the information I provided helped resolve the issue. Tracking notifications on this forum can become tricky over time, and since we haven’t received a response, I’ll mark this post resolved.

    If you still require further assistance, feel free to open a new support topic, and we’d be happy to assist.

    Thank you!

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