Site performance, Server errors, outages and tunings

[Like Ra]

I'm currently experimenting with the Apache security module (application firewall) - another thing I should've added years ago. Theoretically it should protect from standard/simple hacking techniques and various service abuse. Please let me know if something stops working.

[Like Ra]

another thing I should've added years ago. Theoretically it should protect from standard/simple hacking techniques and various service abuse.

Checked the logs... I definitely should have done it before 😂

I'm currently experimenting with the Apache security module (application firewall) - another thing I should've added years ago. Theoretically it should protect from standard/simple hacking techniques and various service abuse. Please let me know if something stops working.

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[Like Ra]

Guys, let me know if any of your actions get denied. I've just disabled two security filters, which blocked post quoting. Yeah, everything "better" comes with a price tag...

[Like Ra]

I'm currently experimenting with the Apache security module (application firewall)

Fighting false positives is ... f...fun ... CRS is not quite compatible with WordPress.

[Like Ra]

Cumulative effect of the tweaked plugin and the application firewall:

   

Very satisfying I must say 😎

[Like Ra]

If someone got "Forbidden - you are not allowed to access this resource" while uploading a file to the forum - this should be fixed now. It was a false positive for the "MULTIPART_UNMATCHED_BOUNDARY - Multipart parser detected a possible unmatched boundary" security rule.

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The forum is barely responding today - no ideas why yet. Checking everywhere.

[Like Ra]

For some reason after some time PHP stops replying to Apache...

For some reason after some time PHP stops replying to Apache...

it started yesterday.
it was not even possible to mail you about it.
at the moment it seems to work properly.
thanks for all the effort you put in this.