I want to protect my admin directory with htaccess IP filter but don't know where to put the file? You know that only the chosen IP address will have the access!
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htaccess protect admin directory?[Solved] | Forum
Team ross
Nov 17 '14
Marcus,
are you referring to the site.com/admin?
if so, then it is not a directory it's a route.
What exactly do you want to achieve?
You can just change the route from site.com/admin to something like site.com/adladk or anything you like.
are you referring to the site.com/admin?
if so, then it is not a directory it's a route.
What exactly do you want to achieve?
You can just change the route from site.com/admin to something like site.com/adladk or anything you like.
tammy harris
Nov 17 '14
most scripts let you change the path to admin to help stop hackers try to break in
and leaves the dummy login in admin address that logs attempts at trying to login there
time date ip address etc
so you can lock that ip from your sever
and leaves the dummy login in admin address that logs attempts at trying to login there
time date ip address etc
so you can lock that ip from your sever
Team ross
Nov 17 '14
Marcus, I really don't understand why do you want to do this.
Because anytime a guest types in the URL site.com/admin he/she gets redirected to the sign-in page
And if a logged in member does that, the page just refreshes.
Anyway, you can change the route here: ow_system_plugins/admin/init.php
You need to change admin word to whatever you like.
The Forum post is edited by ross Nov 19 '14
Marcus
Nov 18 '14
I am sorry guys. I just don't want site.com/admin to show log in page if the user IP address is not mine. To change the route.looks a bit complicated have to change tons of values.
Marcus
Nov 18 '14
If the IP address that is trying to view the site.com/admin is not mine or the one I choose show "prohibited access"
Team ross
Nov 19 '14
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_HOST} !^77.215.8.86
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^.*admin.*$
RewriteRule (.*) http://site.com/index [R=302,L]
We do not recommend you to change htaccess file:
1. because you can break some software functionality with these conditions and rules
2. all changes will be overwritten while next update, which is why it is better to do that via php plugin which will have 301 permanent redirect
Team
tammy harris
Nov 19 '14
way cool you rock ross
dose site.com need be changed as well
dose site.com need be changed as well
The Forum post is edited by tammy harris Nov 19 '14
Team ross
Nov 20 '14
Tammy yes, of course, you need to change it to your domain name and you can use redirect not only to index page but to the custom page your created via admin panel or some other html page you created and placed on the server.
Marcus, I'm going to mark this thread as Solved
