File Uploader gives 500 error due to modsecurity

File Uploader gives 500 error due to modsecurity

Wordpress and Joomla's flash uploader does not
work with the web server filter we have in place as apache has a bug
that causes the issue in the first place. You'll see the following in
errors in the error_log when trying to upload:

Multipart: final boundary missing


To resolve this, place the following in the .htaccess file for the script:

SetEnvIfNoCase Content-Type "^multipart/form-data;" "MODSEC_NOPOSTBUFFERING=Do not buffer file uploads"
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