Security
By Staff
By Staff
SiteWorx tutorial on password protected directory, IP blacklisting, hotlink protection, etc.
How to ban any IP Address via .htaccess?
If someone is trying to hack your website or you want to block their IP Address, you can add this line to your .htaccess file. order allow,deny deny from IP-ADDRESS allow from all Replace "IP-ADDRESS" with the IP Address you want to block.
How to disable directory browsing using .htaccess?
For security purposes, we recommend that you to disable directory browsing on your website so no one can see the files/folders of your website. You can disable Directory Browsing by adding this line to your .htaccess file. Options -Indexes
How to protect your .htaccess file?
For security purpose we recommended you to prevent access to your .htaccess file from unauthorized access. Add this code to your .htaccess file: .htaccess protection order allow,deny deny from all satisfy all
How to restrict directory access by IP address?
In order to secure your admin area from hackers, we recommended you to allow access only from your selected IP to your admin directory. You just need to create an .htaccess file in the directory where you want to restrict access by IP Address. For example, if you have a WordPress blog installed on your main directory like example.com/wp-admin, you should create an .htaccess file in /wp-admin/.htaccess and you should put this code in, and not forget to replace the allowed IP address with your IP address. order deny,allow deny from all allow from YOUR-IP-ADDRESS-HERE (Replace "Your-IP-Address-Here" text with your IP Address) You can test this by accessing your /wp-admin IP address from another IP address which is not allowed by your .htaccess file.