Apache 403 Forbidden When Uploading Files

Question

I\'m having a strange apache error when I submit a multipart/form-data form with an input file. It seems that only happens when I upload files 70kb or bigger.

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Answer 1

Apaches module mod_security has a 60kb upload limit by default so any bigger upload will throw a 403 error code.

As the modsec.conf is only editable by the server provider, I add the following line to every root .htaccess:

SecFilterEngine Off

That turned off the mod_security filter in general.