What config file are you referring to? A generic wp-config.php file probably has less than 100 lines in total.
wp-admin/setup-config.php
File type: WordPress Core File
I’d suggest scanning your site for any signs of a hack. Even if the results are negative, re-upload a fresh set of core files.
Thanks esmi
Can you please elaborate. I am new. I don’t know how to look for a hack and the main things I would like to understand are:
1) Should my core files ever change without me getting in them? Is this part of an update or hack? And, it is more in depth, but I’d like to know what altering this file with 3 characters means.
2) And most importantly, I have Word Fence offering to revert it and on a technical level, without knowing what it is or what it can potentially do, I’d really like a technical opinion of what it will do if I revert. I am not comfortable enough to replace a fresh set of core files but I will revert to the original file once I know what I am dealing with.
If this is too in-depth for this forum please direct me to where I should post for more information on understanding what has happened here so that I might be able to recognize a hack in the future.
I do appreciate all your time and your assistance.
DinghyBlonde: I just got this same message – what did you decide to do?
Hi Colleen:
I didn’t end up doing anything. I took this to my WP meet up group and their response was too technical. I was also contacted by Wordfence directly who suggested I take it to
my host. Since I am in the process of building a new site and there isn’t much data, I will
just reload the whole thing on a new installation of WP when I’m finished. Not the best
answer sorry. In the meantime, nothing has gone wrong with the site so maybe it has
been handled in the updates. I just keep looking for information about it so that I can
be confident enough to deal with it if it happens again. Post here if you find anything useful.
