So, I uploaded my phpbb3 forum to the internet. I am sure many of you have been reading my posts and been saying , wow, this person is really e-stupid, haha. Anyway, now I am working on the thing and learning the software. From seeing a few posts about forums getting hacked, I noticed that permissions are very important to keeping my forum secure. And there are tons of permissions. So, while I am working on my forum layout , how do I protect it from some savvy hacker who would happen to stumble upon it and have ill intentions. The forum is not linked to my site yet , its just on its own page in cyberspace. Any advice much appreciated. P.S. I know there are tons of permissions areas, but just some tips on how to set the major ones to protect it would be appreciated, Thanks.
The config.php permissions are at 6 4 4. What should I take them down to , or should I leave them as is. I deleted the install folder.
Should do the trick. If you want additional security, you may want to disable HTML from being allowed on posts/signatures etc, as it poses a security threat. Also; I am not sure but renaming both modcp/admincp folders might be a goodie, but may be advanced if you don't know what you're doing. - Meti