Media Manager Upload Failed 403 error

On a recent Joomla 1.5.3 website, I was trying to upload images to the media manager. The upload seems to occur without any problem, only to fail when it arrives to 100%, with an error Upload Failed (403). After some swearing and browsing around the Joomla Forums, I came across the following post:

http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=431&t=265427&p=1216787

Amongst one of the suggestions there, there was a suggestion to insert the following in the .htaccess file:

########## Attempt to solve 'Global Configuration' save issue, FTP layer issue, Media Upload issue
SecFilterEngine Off
SecFilterScanPOST Off
########## End - Attempt to solve 'Global Configuration' save issue, FTP layer issue, Media Upload issue

After I updated the htaccess file with the following, the problem was resolved. Therefore, if you have the problem above, I'd suggest you try the following as one of your first solutions and hopefully you can solve your problem quicker than I did ;)

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David C - Perfect solution. IP:80.4.106.101 | 2008-06-12 15:18:57 Had exactly rthe same problem and your tip solved it straight away, saved me a lot of time - Thanks.

Jarpis - Thank you IP:85.23.17.170 | 2008-07-12 04:36:53 Thank you for this advice. It's works me also:)

morfeusz - problem IP:88.220.176.82 | 2008-07-23 09:42:49 I still have the same problem...

Jason C - Oh Thank You So Much!!! IP:98.220.26.231 | 2008-07-26 11:47:25 I've been swearing and Googling for days now trying to figure out why I kept getting 403 errors. This also fixed the spell checker error with the TinyMCE editors which also returned 403 errors.

Lauri - Thanks IP:88.114.163.199 | 2008-07-27 11:46:00 I typed to google "joomla media manager error 403", and this was the first hit. This solved my problem instantly! Thanks!

Chris - Great help thanks IP:92.12.217.190 | 2008-08-03 09:44:40 Hi _ I've been struggling zith the Media Manager upload - thanks for the post - problem solved!!

Lillian - Thanx! IP:213.167.112.2 | 2008-09-07 09:55:50 This was exactly was I was looking for - what a relief to get this fixed :-)

Andrew - You rock IP:69.254.77.56 | 2008-09-10 07:12:00 many thanks

Baz - No Joy Here IP:86.149.147.130 | 2008-09-11 12:31:21 Upload bar completes but still no image

Diorist - Another idea...and danger IP:24.17.18.58 | 2008-09-15 16:26:19 Please note: The recommended fix does open security vulnerabilities. Even if it solves the 403 issue, the best practice would be to comment it in and out as you need to upload things. Sorry. I know...damned if you do or don't. However, for what it's worth, the problem might be caused by a conflict with one or more extensions---so you might find a safer resolution by examining what you've installed. In my case, uninstalling JCE editor and utilities plugins did the trick. I don't know why, since many people seem to very happy with JCE, but my J1.5 install choked on it. Anyway, I guess I can live with the default editor if it means I can upload images.

DART - Security issues Super Administrator | 2008-09-15 22:41:38 Diorist, what kind of security issues are introduced with the above edit?

the Blonde - What did I do wrong? IP:71.113.255.67 | 2008-09-24 21:03:26 I added this bit to htacess a text file, (I find no other) but am still having a problem uploading. I'm getting an "upload failed 406" error message. Progress bar shows green initially then halfway through is orange. Yes. All the permissions on folders are writable. Version 1.5.7 The ftp username and pw used in the media manager are correct. What I don't understand is it uploads fine one day (no extensions added or other changes are made) and the next day it stops. This seems to be a common pattern other things I've read.

the Blonde - It's a fix!!!! IP:71.113.255.67 | 2008-09-24 21:14:25 Yea! I can get some sleep for the first time in 2 days. I found the real htaccess file and added this snippet. Worked instantly. THANK YOU!

BloodBaz - A more subtle fix? IP:91.104.157.134 | 2008-10-31 03:30:35 The fix given here, as Diorist states, relaxes the security settings, thus increasing the vulnrability of your site. The component being disabled is mod_security. Does anyone know how the rules in mod_security could be selectively relaxed without disabling it completely?

BloodBaz IP:91.104.157.134 | 2008-10-31 03:31:47 PS: I believe that FCKEditor is the conflicting app in our case. Do the FCK team know about this Joomla! issue?

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