Mod Security & phpMyAdmin's tbl_alter.php

[LawsHosting]

This new rule is affecting this tbl_alter.php file

SecRule TX:/^PM_SQLI_DATA_*/ "\bnvarchar\b"

so I thought I'd put this in .htaccess file

<IfModule mod_security2.c>
<LocationMatch "/path_to_phpmyadmin/tbl_change.php">
SecRuleRemoveById 959050
</LocationMatch>
<LocationMatch "/path_to_phpmyadmin/sql.php">
SecRuleRemoveById 959050
</LocationMatch>
<LocationMatch "/path_to_phpmyadmin/tbl_alter.php">
SecRuleRemoveById 959050
</LocationMatch>
</IfModule>

however, I get a

/var/www/html/.htaccess: <LocationMatch not allowed here

and a

/var/www/html/.htaccess: SecRuleRemoveById not allowed here

if I remove the <LocationMatch> tags. Even tried putting them in the httpd.conf, same outcome.

I'm kind of stumped. Any insight?

 

[LawsHosting]

Ok, after much pulling hair:

SecRule REQUEST_URI "^/<path to phpmyadmin/" "phase:1,allow,ctl:ruleEngine=off"

at the end of the specific file worked.