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8 years 10 months ago - 8 years 10 months ago #120173 by sbittner
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Hey guys!

I just did a v2.05+ Build 150508 clean install without any third-party stuff on hosted space, Apache, PHP 5.4. Link: mini-grid.net/survey/
At limesurvey install all checks exept for LDAP were 'OK'.

I can enter the admin area, even add a survey. But at various admin-pages I get errors after submitting a form or content.
Forbidden. You don't have permission to access /survey/index.php/admin/templates/sa/templatesavechanges on this server.
(Which is an example what happens when I try to edit a template. Same for editing text in a surveys description etc.)

I have /upload and /temp readable. Also I uploaded everything in binary mode via FTP. I followed the manual and searched google/the forum.

The only observation I have is that the error somehow seems to be related to the amount of characters I enter into a form. Example: When editing the general text elements of a survey, it accepts a content of '123' in either of the fields, but as soon as I type a whole sentence or mark text bold etc. I get the error message again.

Any ideas what's going on here? Thanks for your time and help!
Last edit: 8 years 10 months ago by sbittner. Reason: Forgot Build Nr.
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8 years 10 months ago #120307 by DenisChenu
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Hi,

There is server security settings here.

Look at your error log to know how to fix it exactly.

Denis

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8 years 10 months ago - 8 years 10 months ago #120355 by sbittner
Replied by sbittner on topic Permission errors on submitting forms
Hey Denis,

thanks! Now that I knew what to look for, I did not just find out that mod_security rules were the issue, but also that a lot of other users experience problems with LimeSurvey and active mod_security.

Wouldn't it be great if those issues could be solved by the LimeSurvey team? (Since most other CMS don't interfere with mod_security - should be possible to avoid those problems!?)
Or at least a chapter in installation manual/trouble shooting FAQ would be great!

Again, thank you!
Simon

EDIT: Actual solution to the problem was to contact my hoster and ask for switching of mod_security.
Last edit: 8 years 10 months ago by sbittner. Reason: Solution added
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