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steps to prevent hackers (4 posts)

  1. epdady007
    Member
    Posted 17 years ago #

    as im still new to wpmu and hosting,
    what are the best precoutions to prevent being hacked?

  2. drmike
    Member
    Posted 17 years ago #

    - Make sure that your WPMU is up to date.

    - Make sure your host is keeping their software up to date.

  3. ergate
    Member
    Posted 17 years ago #

    also, after installation I went through and changed the permissions on some of the directories. The only directories that I have 777 on are wp-content/cache and wp-content/blogs.dir
    Everything else is set as normal. When upgrading I go through and change permissions as if I was completing a fresh install, then as soon as I am done with the upgrade I set them back.
    So far I have no problems, but then again I have a limited number of blogs, we very infrequently add them.

  4. drmike
    Member
    Posted 17 years ago #

    Thanks for that bit. I had forgotten to change them back.

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  • Started 17 years ago by epdady007
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