Fixing WordPress Error 406

Posted by Alberto - 14/05/09 at 09:05:06 pm

Let me guess: you are trying to edit posts or pages in your WordPress blog and you got “Error 406, Not Acceptable. An appropriate representation of the requested resource /wp-admin/post.php could not be found on this server”. Ok, dont panic, lets fix it.

In the root directory of your WordPress installation, you should have a file called “.htaccess”. You have to edit this file, adding the following line:

SecFilterEngine off

With this single line, your blog will work perfectly.

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  1. I edited the .htaccess as you said, but now I’m getting a 500 Internal Server Error, and my whole webpage gets me the same error, no matter if I’m trying to acces forum, blog, or index page. I edited the .htaccess file again, so I don’t get 500 IS Error… but I still need to post via MS Word, without getting that 406 error… any idea? Thanks ;)

    Comment by Mike Blame — April 29, 2010 #

  2. I was struggling with NextGEN gallery for days, unable to get several functions to work. I happened to check my site’s error log and found several hundred “File not found: 406.shtml”. From this I deduced that I should have been getting 406 errors but wasn’t. So I googled wordpress 406 error, got your site, tried your fix, and HOLY SHIT! All of the NextGEN bugs are GONE INSTANTLY.

    Thank you so much.

    Comment by Jules — September 10, 2010 #

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