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Answered Unable to save friendly_url in system & settings

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    Ralph Bolliger Reply #1, 8 years, 7 months ago
    Hello there!

    Just few minutes ago I installed the all new MODx 2.4.2 on my webspace. In order to get SEO friendly URLs I tried to change the settings in sytsem / settings. I'm able to change every setting I like but not the «friendly_url» value. When I change it to YES, there's a tiny red corner (see screenshot). When I change another setting the red corner is also there but visible for half of a second only. I guess this indicates saving procedure.

    Is there anything I can do to get it working?

    Thank you in advance.

    Ralph

    This question has been answered by ralphbolliger. See the first response.

    • sottwell Reply #2, 8 years, 7 months ago
      There has been a whole rash of saving problems lately, a new mod_security ruleset is making the rounds of the hosting community. Almost always, saving issues involves a mod_security ruleset. Check with your hosting provider's support desk to see if you've been running afoul of an over-zealous mod_security rule. They have logs they can check for that.
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        Ralph Bolliger Reply #3, 8 years, 7 months ago
        Thank you Susan

        I just created a ticket for my hosting provider.

        Greetings

        Ralph
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          Ralph Bolliger Reply #4, 8 years, 6 months ago
          Hello there

          I got answer from my hosting provider. The problem was ModSecurity for Apache2. ModSecurity tried to prevent Code Injections. (Note: I wasn't able to save a PHP snippet or plugin in MODx manager).
          After the hosting provider commented out some security rules, I was able to save snippets and plugins. I also was able to switch the friendly_url from no to yes.

          Greetings from Switzerland

          Ralph