{"id":668,"date":"2024-03-14T10:29:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T10:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/?p=668"},"modified":"2024-03-14T10:29:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T10:29:59","slug":"how-to-disable-modsecurity-in-webuzo-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/291\/How-to-Disable-ModSecurity-in-Webuzo.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable ModSecurity in Webuzo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kb-article-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">ModSecurity is a powerful open-source web-based firewall application created to improve the security of your websites and applications.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Webuzo admins come across instances where they might have to disable ModSecurity (temporarily) to get access to the system.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>In standard situations, it is not recommended to disable the ModSecurity.<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">But in a few cases, disabling it can prove life-saving while troubleshooting issues, understanding the error in an application&#8217;s flow, reviewing and allowing certain blocked requests, and making specific modifications to your website&#8217;s functionality.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">In this guide, we will offer you a step-by-step walkthrough on disabling ModSecurity in Webuzo. This walkthrough will guide you on managing your web server&#8217;s security settings according to your specific requirements.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">So, let&#8217;s learn how to disable ModSecurity in Webuzo without further ado.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px dotted black;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/290\/How-to-Enable-ModSecurity-in-Webuzo.html\">How to Enable ModSecurity in Webuzo?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px dotted black;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Steps to Disable ModSecurity in Webuzo<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. With your user credentials, log in to your <\/span>\u2018Webuzo\u2019<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> account.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/817_log-in-to-your-Webuzo-account.png\" alt=\"log in to your Webuzo account\" width=\"443\" height=\"427\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Please navigate to the <\/span><strong>\u2018Security\u2019<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section in your <\/span><strong>\u2018Webuzo\u2019<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> account.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/818_navigate-to-the-Security-section.png\" alt=\"navigate to the Security section\" width=\"864\" height=\"143\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Locate and click on <\/span><strong>ModSecurity<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/819_click-on-ModSecurity.png\" alt=\"click on ModSecurity\" width=\"863\" height=\"144\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Clicking on <\/span><strong>\u2018ModSecurity\u2019<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will open its interface, where you will see a list of domains whose ModSecurity would be enabled.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/820_see-a-list-of-domains-whose-ModSecurity-would-be-enabled.png\" alt=\"see a list of domains whose ModSecurity would be enabled\" width=\"407\" height=\"206\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. You will be faced with 2 columns, each named Domains and Status. You will see the OFF\/ON toggle switch under the Status column against each domain.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin: 10px auto 10px auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/hostitsmart.com\/manage\/images\/kb\/821_the-OFF-or-ON-toggle-switch.png\" alt=\"the OFF or ON toggle switch\" width=\"975\" height=\"70\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">6. A toggle switch with OFF indicates that the ModSecurity for that specific domain is disabled, while ON indicates that the ModSecurity is enabled for that specific domain. Change the toggle switch to <strong>\u2018OFF\u2019<\/strong> for each domain whose ModSecurity you want to disable.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px dotted black;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/287\/How-to-Disable-ModSecurity-in-cPanel.html\"><strong>How to Disable ModSecurity in cPanel?<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px dotted black;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">As a Webuzo administrator, you may use the above process to disable ModSecurity for domain(s) hosted on that server. You may complete your necessary tasks without any hindrance.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Once your tasks are done, enable the ModSecurity firewall application for each domain hosted on your server. Doing so will protect your websites and applications from unexpected and malicious attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">We hope that you found this guide useful.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ModSecurity is a powerful open-source web-based firewall application created to improve the security of your websites and applications.&nbsp; Webuzo admins come across instances where they might have to disable ModSecurity (temporarily) to get access to the system.&nbsp; In standard situations, it is not recommended to disable the ModSecurity.&nbsp; But in a few cases, disabling it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-webuzo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Disable ModSecurity in Webuzo?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn the simple step-by-step guide on temporarily disabling ModSecurity in the Webuzo panel. 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