2016-12-01

• Updated Sourcerer from 6.3.6 to 6.3.7FREE

2016-11-21

• Updated Sourcerer from 6.3.4 to 6.3.6FREE
• Took backup; copied offsite

2016-11-01

• Created home2, test as subdomains for home2 and test site instance reference; removed now unused j34 subdomain
• deleted now unused j34 and home34 public_html subdirs
• fixed log and tmp paths for home instance (was homej34)
• removed old rvbuild website
• applied 301 redirection to maxhamfarms.com and disabled the http refresh redirect in index.html

10/31/2016

• Took backup
• created home2 and test subdirs and MySQL DBs for backup and test installations
• restored site to home2 and test
• performed test upgrade from Joomla 3.6.2 to 3.6.4 in home2
• found problem with writing configration file. investigated. problem exists on live site
• performed upgrade on live site for Joomla, Akeeba core and Sourcerer.
• Problem still exists on live site
  • cannot create new article; but can update articles e.g. this one.
  • cannot change master config.
  • get 403 error - Forbidden access to this resource.
• Verified can update this article from front-end also.
• Researched blogs and ModSecurity  implicated; disabled ModSecurity using cPanel button for same; resolved problem. But why?
• Opened ticket with Verve. Reenabled modsecurity. Article creation and offlining now work.
  • If issues with Administrator actions in future then first response should be to disable MoDecurity in cPanel. May need more rules.
  • From verve ...

Hi Paul, 

the server has a modsecurity log. I searched for your IP and saw the rules that were blocking you. I added an exemption to those rules for your site. Please try enabling modsecurity again.Christine 

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Ticket ID: #893783 

Subject: ModSecurity 

Status: Answered 

Ticket URL: https://cms.vervehosting.com/viewticket.php?tid=893783&c=b7LOIKy3 

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 8/28/2016 

• Resized, adjusted photo lighting and added heron statue slide to slideshow
• Upgraded component Simple Image Gallery Pro - 3.0.8 to 3.1.0
• Upgraded component FrontPage SlideShow - 3.6.0 to 3.8.0
• Added View Maintenance Log to Admin menu
• Took backup

8/30/2016

• Added lawn picture
• adjusted slideshow parameters for random start and navigation lavalamp
• Took backup