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WordPress 3 Ultimate Security

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WordPress 3 Ultimate Security

Overview of this book

Most likely – today – some hacker tried to crack your WordPress site, its data and content – maybe once but, with automated tools, very likely dozens or hundreds of times. There's no silver bullet but if you want to cut the odds of a successful attack from practically inevitable to practically zero, read this book. WordPress 3 Ultimate Security shows you how to hack your site before someone else does. You'll uncover its weaknesses before sealing them off, securing your content and your day-to-day local-to-remote editorial process. This is more than some "10 Tips ..." guide. It's ultimate protection – because that's what you need. Survey your network, using the insight from this book to scan for and seal the holes before galvanizing the network with a rack of cool tools. Solid! The WordPress platform is only as safe as the weakest network link, administrator discipline, and your security knowledge. We'll cover the bases, underpinning your working process from any location, containing content, locking down the platform, your web files, the database, and the server. With that done, your ongoing security is infinitely more manageable. Covering deep-set security yet enjoyable to read, WordPress 3 Ultimate Security will multiply your understanding and fortify your site.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
WordPress 3 Ultimate Security
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Apache modules


Already we have solidified login to WordPress, some interface tools, and the server. Let's fill some gaps by restricting access and protecting specific web directories.

IP deny with mod_access

Apache offers a sure-fire way to lock down admin, care of the mod_access module.

Similar to cPanel's IP Deny Manager, the greater flexibility of hand-coding empowers us to allow or deny all but specified IP addresses, domains, hosts, and networks.

For now, we'll prevent access to the wp-admin directory pages for all IPs except yours.

Open an htaccess file in your wp-admin directory via your control panel or the terminal:

nano /path/to/WP-root/wp-admin/.htaccess

Add these lines, swapping the IP for yours:

order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from 123.45.67.890

Need access from more IPs? Just add more alongside the first one, single space separated.

But. If your IP address is dynamic, which very often it is, you may find this method a little too effective. If you do become locked out, cruise server...