UBB.threads PHP Forum Software Community Forums UBB.threads 7 Version 7 Support 403 error when clicking on "Watched Topics" in My Stuff

Does anyone know which files have the wrong permissions? When clicking on "Watched Forums", "Watched Topics", and "Watched Users" under My Stuff - a permission denied error is received.

I am still using version 7.4.1

It looks like the problem is a double slash in the url - "myhome/tab/topics/type//sort/.html"

Does anyone know which file needs to be edited?

I just upgraded to the latest version and the problem is still there...

The double slash is ok, it happens here as well. The 403 could be something else as that's a Forbidden error. Do you happen to have mod_security enabled? That's a common culprit for that error with forums.

Mod_security should not be enabled unless the host enabled it without my knowing. Is there an easy way for me to find this out?

The reason I thought the double slash may be the problem is that the urls work fine if I take out the extra slash.

I found the problem. I had made a change in the .htaccess file a couple of months ago. I have been very aggressive in blocking hackers and spammers and in trying to reduce error messages in the error log. Once of the changes I made generated the 403 error with the double slash.

My bad

Just an FYI, most hosts that run mod_security don't alert their users OR take responsibility for it... They usually just blaime script providers as a canned response

Yeah, I have been through that a couple of years ago when my forums kept crashing...

"It's always the script providers fault" :yawn:... lol

I used to work for a webhost, and had to learn the inner workings of mod_security, then found out a lot of hosts use it, but refuse to work with clients on it...

It's until you start forcing them to look at the mod_security log that they'll start actually making attempts, if they care that is...