can they hack my index php from outside of my control panel if the chmod is 777 and not 644 basically it was a simple php/html page that just said click this image enter here look there type of page. it was not a scripts index page, so basically either they entered my control panel or I left the chmod 777 and they can hack it some way through there. Please help me understand what happened and if I can fix the problem by simply changing chmod to 644
Hi Locals, Have you tried to add .htaccess and .htpassword files to your protected Folders? I use them always for very private information for extra security. You got to be careful though, about using this restriction on folders containing images used by external pages for instance .../admin/images/01.jpg If that URL is being used somewhere else, it will always ask for identification even if it is not a protected area.
i havent really used the htaccess pages as much as i should . . . but i usually just type out the entire destination of the image url or even nav link. would it still cause an issue if i used the htaccess and password file ?
Check your log files, this should hold a good deal of information to start with. If you can't locate them, ask your webhost, they should be able to help. If you have a control panel somewhere in your directory, password protect it. Also consider renaming the folder itself to something abstract and random. Might make it a pain to access day in and day out but alot less of a chance anyone will find it.