406 Error I keep getting a 406 error...

	406 Error - I keep getting a 406 error...
	Discussion by spacewaste with 15 Replies. Last Update: September 17, 2007, 3:45 am

spacewaste

Whenever I try to change my prefs for the e107 website hosted on astahost i get a 406 error. I know its not a problem with the script, because I did a clean install of e107 to test it and it gave me the exact same error...I also got it when I tried updating my webblog for the site...But now the webblog works...But I still can't update my prefs...

I'm pretty sure it is a server side problem...But could somebody please give me info on ways I could correct this.

Thanks

Mon Feb 28, 2005 Reply New Discussion

NilsC

I found this link

http://www.checkupdown.com/status/E406.html
http://tranchant.plus.com/notes/multiviews
406 errors in the HTTP cycle

Any client (e.g. your Web browser or our CheckUpDown robot) goes through the following cycle:

* Obtain an IP address from the IP name of your site (your site URL without the leading 'http://'). This lookup (conversion of IP name to IP address) is provided by domain name servers (DNSs).
* Open an IP socket connection to that IP address.
* Write an HTTP data stream through that socket.
* Receive an HTTP data stream back from your Web server in response. This data stream contains status codes whose values are determined by the HTTP protocol. Parse this data stream for status codes and other useful information.

This error occurs in the final step above when the client receives an HTTP status code that it recognises as '406'.

Resolving 406 errors - general

This error occurs very infrequently in Web browsers, because most browsers will accept any data returned from your Web server.

If the client is not a Web browser, then anyone can only investigate the problem by looking at the Accept headers generated by the client system and the data stream returned by the Web server. If you do not have access to the source code for these systems, the only thing you can do is refer the problem to technical support people at the companies that developed the systems.

Resolving 406 errors - CheckUpDown

This error should simply never occur in your CheckUpDown account. If it does, it typically indicates defective programming of our systems or of the Web server which manages your site. We do not use accept headers at all, so there is no reason for your Web server to generate a 406 error.

Please contact us (email preferred) whenever you encounter 406 errors - there is nothing you can do to sort them out. We then have to liaise with your ISP and the vendor of your Web server software to agree the exact reason for the error.

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Mon Feb 28, 2005 Reply New Discussion

spacewaste

Yes that was the first thing that poped up on google...But what exactly doe sit mean and how can I stop it...It seems that hihihihi8 is having the same problem inside his phpbb forum....

Mon Feb 28, 2005 Reply New Discussion

spacewaste

ACK!!!! Now it won't let me post things in my forum etheir...This is a real problem

Somebody help...

Mon Feb 28, 2005 Reply New Discussion

musichere

I think it's the word system. I can post anything on my blog but I get a 406 error whenever I type the word system.

Mon Feb 28, 2005 Reply New Discussion

spacewaste

YES!!!! MUSIC YOU ARE A GENUISE!...Fixed the problem temporarily... Now that I know what is going wrong...But how can I get it to allow the word system to be posted?

Ok and yeah...Um did something change with the server to? Cuz I used to always be able to type system and have it work just fine....

Tue Mar 1, 2005 Reply New Discussion

vujsa

QUOTE (hihihihi88)

I am now know what problem happenning...
not the phpBB script
it is the server something changing

[post="20069"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]

hihihihi88 had the same problem but must have found a solution. He didn't specify what.

vujsa

Tue Mar 1, 2005 Reply New Discussion

spacewaste

Yeah...I read your solution with the compress and decompress...But I don't know how 2 intergrate that into my whole portal

Tue Mar 1, 2005 Reply New Discussion

vujsa

What mods have you installed? There could be an error in one of the or a bug in phpBB. try their website as well.

If the problem continues, it may me server related and support will need to be contacted.

Wish I could help more.

Tue Mar 1, 2005 Reply New Discussion

spacewaste

I'm using e107 not phpbb...And the problem recently started happening... So I am just assuming something with the server changed

Oh welll...I'm looking around for a script to work with my portal that would convert system to sys_tem and then back to system

Tue Mar 1, 2005 Reply New Discussion

hihihihi88

I am sure that not the problme on phpBB or e107, coz i install a BBS written in CGI . It also can't post contant "system" .

Tue Mar 1, 2005 Reply New Discussion

vujsa

I'm sorry, I didn't know what e107 was.

I had phpBB installed on my home test platform with out problem. Now that My site is running I have SMF running on it and as you allready know, it will not process the word "system".

The only explaination for this is that Apache has be intentionally configured to dissallow the word system. Probably to prevent hackers from accessing root:system:etc ...

Sample from my Apache access log file:

QUOTE

/scripts/..%255c%255c../winnt/system32/cmd.exe?/c+dir

Hacking attempt!

The only solution is for OpaQue to modify the httpd.conf to allow the word "system" but maintain security.

I'll PM him and make the suggestion.

vujsa

[Edit]

Sent a PM to OpaQue to have him look into the problem.

Tue Mar 1, 2005 Reply New Discussion

Xevian

If I'm not wrong... Someone has already posted how to do the convertion in one of the tutorails... It is quite recent too!

Tue Mar 1, 2005 Reply New Discussion

vujsa

QUOTE (Xevian)

If I'm not wrong... Someone has already posted how to do the convertion in one of the tutorails... It is quite recent too!

[post="20206"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]

Actually, I think that that may have been me but that wasn't the solution.

It appears that the error has been corrected.

Many thanks to OpaQue.

Happy coding,

vujsa

Wed Mar 2, 2005 Reply New Discussion