XenForo Mod security rules

[Al1]

While checking this issue in detail, we could able to understand that your website is built using the XenForo platform. In the below forum thread, we can see the encounter of similar issues for the platform. Upon checking further, we can see that the server-side security mechanism(mod-security rules) is blocking certain actions on the website.

As you have hosted the website in a shared environment, it is impossible to whitelist the mod-sec rules that are being triggered now. Alternatively, you can host the website in a dedicated vps to overcome this issue. In the dedicated server, you can whitelist or disable the mechanism as per your choice.

This was the reply from my webhost when I queried intermittent 403 errors. Can anyone recommend a host which will run xenForo without such issues?

 

[Tracy]

As I mentioned over on XF.. the only shared hosting provider I would be willing to use would be Matt W.
His shared hosting services start at £5 and go up to £20.
https://mattwservices.co.uk/resources/categories/shared-hosting.9/I don't use shared hosting.. preferring to be on a VPS (which I maintain).

 

[Al1]

I've turned to Matt for assistance. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Shawn Gossman1]

As I mentioned over on XF.. the only shared hosting provider I would be willing to use would be Matt W.
His shared hosting services start at £5 and go up to £20.
https://mattwservices.co.uk/resources/categories/shared-hosting.9/I don't use shared hosting.. preferring to be on a VPS (which I maintain).

I remember using shared hosting back when I used PhpBB and MyBB and I had many issues with those platforms.

VPS is the way to go with online community - IMO.

 

[Al1]

VPS is the way to go with online community - IMO.

It probably is, once a community hits a certain size, and if I ever reach the dizzy heights of a successful busy forum I'll upgrade to VPS but as it is, shared hosting is more than enough for me.

 

[Tracy]

VPS is the way to go with online community - IMO.

The upper tier of Matt's packages will rival many "low end" VPS offerings. He has a tendency not to overload his servers. It's one reason he's a little more expensive... oh, and the fact he actually knows what he's doing in case you need assistance.

 

[Tracy]

Sounds like you might need to upgrade your version of xenforo software if you're getting those sort of errors.

No, they didn't have to "upgrade" XF version... what ended up happening was their host helped modify the modsecurity rules and their site continued to work fine. It was strictly a hosting provider issue, not an XF script issue.
It's a known issue with modsecurity needing to be tweaked if using certain rule sets.