Haim
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Hi. For me, the best way to secure the IPS Community Suite forum is:
1. Set access to the administration directory only for your IP address.
We create the .htaccess file in the admin folder by default it is the "admin" folder (unless we changed its name)
In the .htaccess file we add:
Replace "YOUR IP" with our IP address. From now on, only your IP address will have access to the directory. Attention. The method is effective only if we have a fixed IP address, otherwise we will have to update the IP address in the file with a new one every now and then.
2. Adding a password to the administration directory using the .htpasswd file The web is full of guides on how to configure such a file. You can use the generator and quickly create such a file and then move it to a folder.
3. Changing the name of the directory to the ACP administration panel. IPS has a default name of the directory with the administration panel, it is "admin". In order to increase the level of security, it is recommended to change its name to another one.
Step 1. First, you need to rename the directory manually. Connect via FTP, find the root directory of the IPS Community Suite installation. Find the "admin" directory and rename it to something that is hard to guess but convenient and memorable for you.
Step 2. Create a file named "constants.php". Open it in a text editor and paste the following value:
Rename "NewDirectoryName" to the one you chose when changing the folder in FTP earlier.
Save the file and send it to the same location as the conf_global.php file.
From now on, you will be logging in to the administration panel using the new name.
1. Set access to the administration directory only for your IP address.
We create the .htaccess file in the admin folder by default it is the "admin" folder (unless we changed its name)
In the .htaccess file we add:
Code:
order allow,deny
allow from TWÓJ IP
2. Adding a password to the administration directory using the .htpasswd file The web is full of guides on how to configure such a file. You can use the generator and quickly create such a file and then move it to a folder.
3. Changing the name of the directory to the ACP administration panel. IPS has a default name of the directory with the administration panel, it is "admin". In order to increase the level of security, it is recommended to change its name to another one.
Step 1. First, you need to rename the directory manually. Connect via FTP, find the root directory of the IPS Community Suite installation. Find the "admin" directory and rename it to something that is hard to guess but convenient and memorable for you.
Step 2. Create a file named "constants.php". Open it in a text editor and paste the following value:
Code:
<?php
define('CP_DIRECTORY','NowaNazwaKatalogu');
Save the file and send it to the same location as the conf_global.php file.
From now on, you will be logging in to the administration panel using the new name.