Fixing Django CSRF Referer 403 Errors on PythonAnywhere deployments
Summary The issue involves a common failure in Django’s CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection mechanism when deploying to a hosted environment like PythonAnywhere. While GET requests are idempotent and safe, POST requests trigger security middleware designed to prevent unauthorized command execution. The specific error, Forbidden (Referer checking failed – no Referer.), indicates that the CSRF … Read more