chmod your config.php to prevent security issues

Written by Matt on 9 November 2009

Always remember your configuration.php file is where all your websites access details are stored. If this is "not" set to 0644 you are leaving a simple security hole in your website.

In order to check and/or change this here is what you must do:

1. Use any method you like to access the root folder on your server. This could be cpanel, ftp client or joomla explorer.

2. Select either properties or change permissions and set the chmod to 0644

About the Author

Matthew King is the excessively caffeinated head of customer service and system administrator for JoomlaJunkie. He loves paintball and dry humor. Matt also sells web hosting and does website design at ColumbusGEEK.com. He is based in Columbus, Ohio (USA).

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