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  • Hi All:
    I just installed the plugin dbmanager and got the following message:

    Your backup folder might be visible to the public. To correct this issue, move the .htaccess file from wp-content/plugins/wp-dbmanager to home/glejen1/glennamjenkins.com/wp-content/backup-db

    How do I do that!? Could someone please give me step-by-step instructions. I am a real novice at this.

    my site is: http://www.glennamjenkins.com
    My theme is: choco

    Thanks loads,
    Glenna Jenkins

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  • Hi Glenna:

    Use a good FTP program or the file manager in yuur Host’s Cpanel access.

    Take a look at the directory/file structure of your wp-dbmanager plugin. wp-content>plugins>wp-dbmanager

    There is a text (htaccess.txt)file in your new wp-dbmanager plugin directory that is the content for .htaccess file that needs to exist in your “backup” directory that the plugin creates for your data base back up files.

    You need to copy it using a good FTP program to you hard drive – then upload it to the “backup” directory (usully wp-content>backup-db) and rename it to “.htaccess”

    This file needs to exist in the “backup” directory so that that directory is NOT visible to people “browsing” your web site

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