Title: New firewall server settings
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# New firewall server settings

 *  Resolved [Alwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-opti/)
 * (@wp-opti)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-firewall-server-settings/)
 * Today I have enabled the new firewall. In the server settings Wordfence selected“
   suPHP, + mod_php” as the default setting based on a check (performed by Wordfence?)
 * So I choose “suPHP, + mod_php” and everything seems to work okay.
 * But when I look at Wordfence/diagnostics/click to view your systems configuration
   in a new window/ then I see this:
 * Server API : CGI/FastCGI
 * So did I choose the wrong one and do I have to change “suPHP, + mod_php” in to
   CGI/FastCGI ?
 * Or can I leave it this way, since everything seems to be working okay?
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 *  Plugin Author [WFMattR](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfmattr/)
 * (@wfmattr)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-firewall-server-settings/#post-7271028)
 * Hi Alwin,
 * suPHP is a little unusual — it does use the CGI/FastCGI interface, but it does
   some things a little differently. If the firewall setup notice disappeared after
   setting it up, then it is set correctly for your site.
 * You can also verify it by looking for “Protection Level: Extended Protection”
   on the Firewall page, if you’ve updated to 6.1.3 — if that’s what you see, then
   you’re all set!
 * -Matt R

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