Book Image

WordPress 3 Ultimate Security

Book Image

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

Backing up the lot


Right, pay attention. This is one of the most important topics in the whole bally book.

The thing is, there are so many critical safeguards to consider when securing a site that it's hard to say which are the most vital. For sure though, in the event of a worst case scenario, every time, a site-saving backup tops the list. Pre-emption beats hindsight.

How often to backup depends on the volume of activity but, as a general rule of thumb, an automated schedule of daily database and weekly site backup makes sense. This gives peace of mind, requires little disk space and, should the worst happen, allows for a near-as-damn-it complete reversion ... and we'll detail the recovery procedure in Appendix B.

Prioritizing backup

What changes the most and so requires the most frequent backup is the database, though some site administrators will also want to backup the ever-changing server-side log files. The database, at least, needs a daily backup for most of us but, you be the judge...