Securing Wordpress
Apache, WordpressIm not gonna give you the full deal on securing wordpress, there are dozens of this tutorials out there just waiting to be read. I just want to point out a stage that no one should skip, its crucial to your wordpress integrity. Securing the wp-admin folder though very important its very easy to be [...]
Apache: Deny or Block IP using htaccess directives
ApacheIts very simple to deny certain ip’s or domain names from htaccess. For example if from various reasons you dont want some persons accessing your site anymore you just need to add the following to you htaccess file:
order allow,deny
deny from 1.1.1.3
deny from 2.2.2.
allow from all
This will allow access from anyone except “1.1.1.3″ and “2.2.2.*”. [...]
How to create a favicon.ico using Photoshop
Apache, Photoshop, WordpressA Favicon is a little custom icon that appears next to a website’s URL in the address bar of a web browser. And when I say little, I mean 16 pixels by 16 pixels. So if you like a good design challenge try your hand at this one. All you need to add a Favicon [...]
Apache - Restrict access to certain directory by IP
Apache, Debian, HacksYou can use this method to allow certain ip’s to access certain directories or to deny certain ip’s to access certain directories, its up to you how you want to protect that directory. In this example im gonna show you how to restrict access to a directory named “restricted” to a single ip, so when [...]
Hide Apache Version info from footer for a more secured webserver
Apache, DebianI always hate the thing that after a new install of Debian(which is my favourite server OS) and Apache2(very stable webserver) i get that footer on List and Error pages that presents whoever visits that page with full info on name and version of modules installed. Thats not very safe, because these days the web [...]