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Is there a content limit/length for channels? If so, can the limit be removed?

Reason I ask:

When posting a large amount of content (approx 12,700 characters) in a channel (blog) as soon as I submit I get served a 403 Forbidden screen: http://screencast.com/t/9vPuJo4hup6

However, if I post a small amount of content (a couple of paragraphs) and submit there are no problems.

I tested this further by posting the large amount of content paragraph by paragraph and submitting after each one (paragraph). This process was successful up until I reached a certain amount of content and then I was served the 403 again.

It appears that there is some sort of content limit in channels?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Dan

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    Try this: expressionengine.stackexchange.com/a/7134/150
    – Adrian Macneil
    Commented Mar 13, 2013 at 8:15
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    Might also be a mod_security thing. Ask your host whether that's enabled and if they can either disable it or add an exception.
    – Low
    Commented Mar 13, 2013 at 8:21
  • @Low, is there any good reason not to ask the host to disable mod_security for my account? (just wondering). Thanks for both of your feedback.
    – Dan
    Commented Mar 14, 2013 at 1:00
  • @Low, Have just heard back from our host saying it was indeed the mod_security that was preventing us from posting large amount of content (blog posts). They have disabled mod_security and all seems to be working fine now (thanks!). One last question though - by disabling mod_security does that make our site vulnerable to hackers/attacks? Thanks again.
    – Dan
    Commented Mar 14, 2013 at 4:39
  • I'm not entirely versed in mod_security, but from my experience, it's more of a nuisance than a benefit. I don't really know the ramifications, if there are any. I think it doesn't matter all that much. I'll also add a proper answer to your Q so you can mark it as accepted. :)
    – Low
    Commented Mar 14, 2013 at 7:41

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From my experience, getting 404 or 403 errors after submitting a form is because of a mod_security setting in Apache on the server. This isn't something EE can influence or circumvent, really.

You can try to add this to your .htaccess file:

<IfModule mod_security.c>
  SecFilterEngine Off
</IfModule>

However, this could result in an error 500 (Internal Server Error) if you're not allowed to turn the SecFilterEngine off. If that's the case, ask your host if mod_security is enabled and if they could disable it. They could also add one or more exceptions to the mod_security settings for your site instead of disabling it completely.

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