Title: Error 403 on Shortcode Exec PHP install Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Error 403 on Shortcode Exec PHP install * Resolved [Agnes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/agneslesagegmailcom/) * (@agneslesagegmailcom) * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-on-shortcode-exec-php-install/) * I have successfully used this plugin on my localhost, but when I try to install on my hos (1and1.fr) I get this error… * I have desactivated BWP-security that may interefere, but still… * Any idea? * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shortcode-exec-php/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shortcode-exec-php/) Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Plugin Contributor [M66B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/m66b/) * (@m66b) * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-on-shortcode-exec-php-install/#post-3176432) * Error 403 means forbidden, so there might be something with the web server setup. * Thread Starter [Agnes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/agneslesagegmailcom/) * (@agneslesagegmailcom) * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-on-shortcode-exec-php-install/#post-3176451) * I saw another thread on that, saying might be with the host or some plugin. Yet I wonder what, because all other plugins seem to be installed without an issue. A pity I can’t this one… but I wonder what is specific to it that might interfere…. * Plugin Contributor [M66B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/m66b/) * (@m66b) * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-on-shortcode-exec-php-install/#post-3176452) * I don’t know, but in any case this is an unusual problem (you are the first one reporting it). * Thread Starter [Agnes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/agneslesagegmailcom/) * (@agneslesagegmailcom) * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-on-shortcode-exec-php-install/#post-3176454) * mmm… I found this thread but is is closed without bmuch further details… [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-shortcode-exec-php-403-error?replies=7](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-shortcode-exec-php-403-error?replies=7) I might need to try check my .htaccess… or specific file permissions I may have locked for security reason (after a couple of mamlware attacks I applies a few such rules). But I wonder which specific thing may be in cause. I’d like to, because it seems the plugin makes things much easier ! * PS:Indeed! With a very basic .htaccess, I can install the plugin. I am not sure which rule is in fault… now I’ll revert to my enhanced one and see if I can then execute the shortcodes at least. The strange thing is even ‘searching’ for “ Shortcode Exec PHP” would return an error, like if the “exec” was somehow forbidden. * Thread Starter [Agnes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/agneslesagegmailcom/) * (@agneslesagegmailcom) * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-on-shortcode-exec-php-install/#post-3176458) * I ve found the faulty lines in .htaccess # from [http://ralph.davidovits.net/internet/se-proteger-des-pirates-et-hackers.html#htaccess](http://ralph.davidovits.net/internet/se-proteger-des-pirates-et-hackers.html#htaccess) * ``` ### FILTRE AGAINRS PHPSHELL.PHP, REMOTEVIEW, c99Shell & more # RewriteEngine On # RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} # .*((php|my)?shell|remview.*|phpremoteview.*|sshphp.*|pcom|nstview.*|c99|r57|webadmin.*|phpget.*|phpwriter.*|fileditor.*|locus7.*|storm7.*)\.(p?s?x?htm?l?|txt|aspx?|cfml?|cgi|pl|php[3-9]{0,1}|jsp?|sql|xml) [NC,OR] # RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} (GET|POST) [NC] # RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(.*)=/(.*)$ [OR] # RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^work_dir=.*$ [OR] # RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^command=.*&output.*$ [OR] # RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^nts_[a-z0-9_]{0,10}=.*$ [OR] # RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(.*)cmd=.*$ [OR] ## ATTENTION A CETTE REGLE. ELLE PEUT CASSER VOTRE SITE ## # RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^c=(t|setup|codes)$ [OR] # RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} # ^act=((about|cmd|selfremove|chbd|trojan|backc|massbrowsersploit|exploits|grablogins|upload.*)|((chmod|f)&f=.*))$ [OR] # RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^act=(ls|search|fsbuff|encoder|tools|processes|ftpquickbrute|security|sql|eval|update|feedback|cmd|gofile|mkfile)&d=.*$ [OR] # RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^&?c=(l?v?i?&d=|v&fnot=|setup&ref=|l&r=|d&d=|tree&d|t&d=|e&d=|i&d=|codes|md5crack).*$ [OR] # RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(.*)([-_a-z]{1,15})=(ls|cd|cat|rm|mv|vim|chmod|chdir|concat|mkdir|rmdir|pwd|clear|whoami|uname|tar|zip|unzip|gzip|gunzip|grep|more|ln|umask|telnet|ssh|ftp|head|tail|which|mkmode|touch|logname|edit_file|search_text|find_text|php_eval|download_file|ftp_file_down|ftp_file_up|ftp_brute|mail_file|mysql|mysql_dump|db_query)([^a-zA-Z0-9].+)*$ [OR] # RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(.*)(wget|shell_exec|passthru|system|exec|popen|proc_open)(.*)$ # RewriteRule (.*) - [F] ``` * Plugin Contributor [M66B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/m66b/) * (@m66b) * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-on-shortcode-exec-php-install/#post-3176466) * Thanks for reporting the root cause of your problem. I guess some other people find it useful! * Thread Starter [Agnes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/agneslesagegmailcom/) * (@agneslesagegmailcom) * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-403-on-shortcode-exec-php-install/#post-3176479) * Yes, well, you never know… but when you kill yourself to find somethigng on your own, it is good to know someone may get a hint… I appreciate finding such hints in many occasions, and tools like yours. Open source & collaboration is precious…! 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