I can .htaccess password protect adminpanel?
Secure settings.php?
etc etc?
How do I make my forum safer against hacker attacks? (http://docs.simplemachines.org/index.php?topic=463.0)
Don't bother trying to protect the admin areas with htaccess; it's trivially getaroundable.
Securing Settings.php can limit you too, like preventing you using maintenance mode.
Quote from: Arantor on December 30, 2009, 09:12:48 PM
How do I make my forum safer against hacker attacks? (http://docs.simplemachines.org/index.php?topic=463.0)
Securing Settings.php can limit you too, like preventing you using maintenance mode.
Arantor, I read that url already. I thought present users of SMF forum are using any other methods to secure it further.
If the forum is not in maintenance mode. how do I protect settings.php?
No, you misunderstand me. The obvious method is to make it read only. This will prevent you actually putting the forum in maintenance mode.