Newly installed forum v2.0.6 getting 406 not acceptable creating new category

[Dbocooksr]

I recently just installed SMF with my new hosting and i have used smf for quite a while and have never had this issue and im stumped. When i try to modify or create a new category i get a 406 not acceptable page saying: An appropriate representation of the requested resource /forum/index.php could not be found on this server.Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. But i am able to do everything else in the forum. Can some one help please

[Kindred]

the 404 is a bogus error. don't worry about that.

The 406, 403 or other errors is due to one of two things...
1- you have installed the forum in a subdirectory and have wordpress installed in your root, along with some of the crappier "security" add-ons.
2- your host has misconfigured mod_security.  Ask them to turn it off.

[Dbocooksr]

Well i did install it in a /forums sub directory and i did have wordpress installed in the root but i uninstalled that, so i guess i just need to clean out my root directory of the garbage it left behind?

[Kindred]

probably...

[Dbocooksr]

I wiped out all folders all databases and users and started from scratch, tried using the godaddy application installer and i also did it manually by downloading and installing from the version supplied by this site and i still get the same deal and godaddy is telling me its not on their end because they arent showing anything in theyre logs. I am about to pull my hair out it has to be with godaddy because i have the same version same theme same content same everything installed with another web hosting service and i have never had any problem like this and the other server that has the functional SMF they have to much down time on theyre servers so i cant just keep that one....

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Try installing it from scratch from the 2.0.6 install package, not using the GoDaddy installer.

[Dbocooksr]

I did, I installed it from the tar.gz download on smf and used the install.php to set it up and i still got the same result. Thats what makes me think it is something on godaddy.com [nofollow] side of things because i have gone through everything i can to look for errors and it's installed properly. I even deleted the sub directory/sub domain and installed it on the main public folder and instead of it saying:  406 not acceptable page saying: An appropriate representation of the requested resource /forum/index.php could not be found on this server.Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.  It is the same error just not /forum/index.php Now its just /index.php

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Is anything else installed in the root?

[Dbocooksr]

no its clean and i just got off the phone with godaddy again and there is nothing in the error logs and they said its not the Mod_security because it would be in the error logs and they said they cant "turn off"  mod_security on theyre end and they are trying to tell me its my browser but i guess firefox,chrome,and IE all have the same problem if they think thats it because i have tried this thing 18 different ways and same error no matter what

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Should install and run fine out-of-box on GD.  What's the link?

[Dbocooksr]

The web addy is majormudcommunity.com [nofollow] but i can log on and use any feature on the site accept creating a new category or modifying the exsisting general category but everything else can be done i can create boards i can change themes add packages change the logo and post pretty much everything is fine until i try to modify or create a category

[Kindred]

right.... you need to talk to someone higher on the food chain in tech support.

We've been through this before with the first level folks.
They claim that mod_security is not the issue...   but on further investigation by someone who actually KNOWS what they are talking about (and is not just working from a script) it turns out that it *IS* the problem with mod_security and their first level folks are just plain idiots.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Everything looks/works normally.  Can you pm admin creds so I can have a go?

[Dbocooksr]

Well I guess I will have to call back tomorrow and try to get someone worth a damn because the first guy I talked to wrote down everything I told him verbatim and said he would take it to the "advanced support" guys and when he came back on the line he said they had said it might be something with the security and placed me on hold but then when he came back on he said oh no they said it isn't that they checked in and aren't seeing anything, so obviously the night shift guys are to busy sleeping or something

[Dbocooksr]

pm sent

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Everything seems to work except create and modify category, both throw 406 errors.  Something may be wrong with /Sources/ManageBoards.php.  Delete the file, make sure it's gone, upload a clean one from the install package.

[Dbocooksr]

Nope, Still same error

[Dbocooksr]

Kinda funny I have used smf for years as you can see it still says im a semi-newbie well thats cuz i have never had a problem so i have never really had to use the forums but godaddy wants to swear its a problem with SMF's files and i have been using smf long enough to know it's not smf's stuff....sorry just venting im bout to just get a refund from godaddy and run with someone else

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Try these.  They're from a working 2.0.6 install.

[Dbocooksr]

nada