Multisite – Optimizing Firewall – unable to make changes to the .htaccess file

Hi @robertdrost,

This can sometimes be due to the software running your webserver, so I think getting a picture of that setup would be the best place to start.

Can you send a diagnostic report to wftest @ wordfence . com? You can find the link to do so at the top of the Wordfence Tools > Diagnostics page. Then click on “Send Report by Email”. Please add your forum username where indicated and respond here after you have sent it.

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Thanks,

Peter.

Hi @robertdrost, thanks for sending that over.

From the diagnostic, it looks like your Server API is CGI/FastCGI. If you could use FTP or a file manager to access your .htaccess file in the root directory and make sure this code is inserted:

# Wordfence WAF
<Files ".user.ini">
<IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
    Require all denied
</IfModule>
<IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
    Order deny,allow
    Deny from all
</IfModule>
</Files>
# END Wordfence WAF

Then also, in the same directory, edit your .user.ini file with this code:

; Wordfence WAF
auto_prepend_file = '/var/www/vhosts/robstoop.nl/httpdocs/wordfence-waf.php'
; END Wordfence WAF

Make sure you don’t have any files hidden and if the .user.ini doesn’t exist in your root directory, you can create one and add the code above.

Once you have this code in place, your firewall should be optimized. If you visit your Wordfence > Firewall page, you should see 84% (which is the max a free customer can reach).

Thanks again,

Peter.