[solved] Has anyone had a 403 (Error 403: Forbidden) error caused

[lucid]

Has anyone had a 403 (Error 403: Forbidden) error caused by the word "from" when editing a page?


I have the following text in the content editor (http://trnexus.edu.au/admin/editcontent ... =132&page=) and I get a 403 error when I try and save:

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Since the Boyer (1990) paper, substantial research into the teaching-research nexus has been undertaken, particularly in the United Kingdom. Ramsden and Moses (1992) observed the ‘passionate allegiance’ (p.273) with which academic staff supported the mutually beneficial processes of teaching and research. Yet, as Hughes (2005) points out, there is a dearth of empirical evidence to support the existence of relationships between teaching and research.

Hattie and Marsh’s widely cited meta-analysis (1996) found no strong evidence for a positive or negative relationship between teaching and research involvement. In fact, they labelled as ‘myth’ the belief that the two are ‘inextricably entwined’ (p. 529). Nevertheless, they urge the following: ‘increase the circumstances in which teaching and research have occasion to meet, and … provide rewards … for demonstrations of the integration between teaching and research’ (p.533).

Commonly held assumptions about the connections between research and teaching
Hughes (2005, p.16) enlarges on the myths and assumptions about the connections between teaching and research in higher education in his analysis of literature over a 12 year period. He identifies five myths about the links between teaching and research, based on his analysis of literature. These myths are outlined below, accompanied by a brief, selective outline of Hughes’ commentary on each.

    [Hughes myths and assumptions table]
The table above provides evidence of the contentious nature of discussions about teaching-research linkages. This is not an unproblematic area of study and assumptions must be acknowledged as part of the discussion. Further, the methodology of some studies investigating the TRN has been questioned, and suggested as a possible reason for the failure to consistently demonstrate a positive relationship between teaching and research (Griffiths, 2004; Hounsell, 2002; Verburgh et al. 2007).
Nevertheless, despite the challenges, much good work has been done and several investigators have taken up the challenge to provide context-specific examples of mutual benefits of teaching and research in the disciplines.

There has been much activity in relation to the gathering evidence and exemplars of the nature and impact of teaching-research linkages in recent years. While debate continues around the exact definition and appropriate terminology of the teaching-research nexus, a number of areas of investigation have emerged that should be taken into account in any discussion of the relationship between teaching and research in higher education.

It is beyond the scope of this project to present a comprehensive literature review. A brief outline of selected illustrative recent resources and empirical studies follows:

    * Specific examples of institutional strategies for linking teaching and research (Jenkins & Healey, 2005)
    * A paper on departmental and disciplinary teaching-research links (Jenkins, Healey & Zetter, 2007).
    * Brew (2006) argues that universities should be transformed into scholarly communities where learning, teaching, scholarship, research and knowledge are intertwined as students and academics focus on joint inquiry.
    * Hoddinott (2005) looks at ways of tracking the integration of teaching and research from a Canadian perspective.
    * Lindsay, Breen and Jenkins (2002) examine undergraduate and postgraduate students’ perspectives on academic research and teaching quality.
    * Robertson and Blackler (2006) analyse students’ experiences of learning in a research environment.
    * Wareham and Trowler (2007) challenge the tendency to view teaching-research linkages in simplistic ways, arguing for the importance of a social constructionist approach that emphasises the key role of contextual factors.

For more information on useful resources please see the {cms_selflink page='58' text='bibliography'} on this website or a bibliography compiled by Professor Mick Healey, Director of the Centre for Active Learning, the University of Gloucestershire, UK.

{cms_selflink page='24' text='TRN in the Curriculum'}
{cms_selflink page='19' text='Benefits for Students'}
{cms_selflink page='51' text='TRN in Policy'}
{cms_selflink page='52' text='TRN and Academic Careers '}


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Workaround:

Change the line:
    * Hoddinott (2005) looks at ways of tracking the integration of teaching and research from a Canadian perspective.
to
    * Hoddinott (2005) looks at ways of tracking the integration of teaching and research through a Canadian perspective.

   
I basically change the word "from" to "through" and everything is okay.


Any ideas?
If I actually put the work "from" anywhere it causes a 403 error.


Thanks

[alby]

Has anyone had a 403 (Error 403: Forbidden) error caused by the word "from" when editing a page?

Check your error log and look if is mod_security enabled and very closed

Alby

[Teme]

Another option is that there is some other web application firewall (WAF) between your browser and the server.  "from"-word is keyword at SQL so WAF might think that someone is trying SQL-injection.

Teme

[lucid]

Just as I started looking into the logs I found a post about mod_security been particularly sensitive so I use the following information and updated the .htaccess file.

Thanks for the help!


Forbidden Errors
Solution Symptom:
Sometimes when you try to access a script or post to it, you'll get Error 403 : Forbidden - you are not allowed to access such and such. This problem only occurs on Unix.

Explanation:
This error is caused by our mod_security module for Apache. This module filters the data that gets sent to the server and blocks off any potential attack on the server. Sometimes the filter rules are too strict that it hinders the operation of legitimate scripts.

Solution:
You can disable mod_security just on a particular directory by inserting the following lines into a .htaccess file:


SecFilterEngine off

[Trawis]

Hello,
is there a solution how to fix this "403 problem", if I canť use lines


SecFilterEngine off


in .htaccess file because of webhosting, which doesn't allow that configuration of apache?
Such as modification of a source code or something else...?

Thank you

[Pierre M.]

Hello,

specific tuning of the webserver is better asked to the webserver provider. There are reports of users who got the security policy relaxed to match CMSms operational conditions. I think you need to talk with your hosting provider about its mod_security settings.

Pierre M.