{"id":10679,"date":"2021-05-03T12:09:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T12:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=10679"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:43:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:43:32","slug":"disable-modsecurity-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/disable-modsecurity-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable ModSecurity in cPanel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ModSecurity or Modsec\u00a0is an open-source web application firewall. It is a software tool for the Apache HTTP Server that protects your site from brute force attacks. It is set to automatically run on all new accounts by default.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are times when you have to deactivate ModSecurity temporarily to resolve an issue.<\/p>\n<h2>To Disable ModSecurity in cPanel<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your cPanel account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Click the <strong>ModSecurity<\/strong> option in the <strong>Security<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/modsec_cp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1353\" height=\"272\" \/> You can see the list of the domains under\u00a0your cPanel account.<\/p>\n<p>3. To switch\/disable the ModSecurity of a domain, click the <strong>Off<\/strong> switch under its\u00a0<strong>Status<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/da_modsec_off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1796\" height=\"824\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Sort out and fix the issue you have.<\/p>\n<p>5. Right after that, enable\u00a0the ModSecurity by clicking the <strong>On<\/strong> switch for the domain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/da_modsec_on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1622\" height=\"222\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-wrapr kb-wisdom-warning kb-wisdom-wrapr-red\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-icon\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-icon\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-content\">\n<p><strong>Warning<\/strong>: Immediately switch <strong>On<\/strong>\u00a0the ModSecurity of the domain after you troubleshoot the issue.\u00a0If you don&#8217;t,\u00a0 it may cause serious security concerns. <em>Never leave the ModSecurity disabled for long.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ModSecurity or Modsec\u00a0is an open-source web application firewall. 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