[Plugin: WP-DBManager] Litespeed server – Your backup folder MIGHT be visible to the public

Resolved utnalove
(@utnalove)

11 years, 11 months ago
Hello, when I was on another server, not Apache and not Litespeed, it was working fine.

Now I have moved to a Litespeed server and the backup folder is visible to the public – yes I tested it and deleted all the backups for security reasons.

The following message is always showed:
```
Your backup folder MIGHT be visible to the public

To correct this issue, move the .htaccess file from wp-content/plugins/wp-dbmanager to //wp-content/backup-db
```
However the .htaccess is there and it has the right code inside.
```
<Files ~ ".*\..*">
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
```
maybe litespeed server do not support it? Do you know what I can do?

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-dbmanager/

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Thread Starter utnalove
(@utnalove)

11 years, 11 months ago

oooh, that was working, even if visible the files could not be downloaded. What was missing was the Option -Indexes.

btw… even if the folder does not show the files and the files cannot be downloaded even having the right path/link, the message “Your backup folder MIGHT be visible to the public” is still visible 🙁

Plugin Author Lester Chan
(@gamerz)

11 years, 11 months ago

Is your backup path correct? “//wp-content/backup-db” doesnt look correct to me, unless you censor it off

Thread Starter utnalove
(@utnalove)

11 years, 11 months ago

this is the path. It is the same there was on the previous hosting. http://mysite.com/wp-content/backup-db/

Thread Starter utnalove
(@utnalove)

11 years, 11 months ago

and if it can help the permissions of the .htaccess in that folder are 0644

Plugin Author Lester Chan
(@gamerz)

11 years, 11 months ago

The path looks wrong, if you are using Linux, /home/username/www/wp-content/backup-db/

Thread Starter utnalove
(@utnalove)

11 years, 11 months ago

thank you, it looks like it is working fine now.

have a nice day 🙂

raissuli
(@raissuli)

11 years, 10 months ago

I’m having the same 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/[myusername]/[mysitedbname]/wp-content/backup-db”

But I think everything is working fine, and I did moved the file as sugested…

Why the message is still here?

Tks!

Plugin Author Lester Chan
(@gamerz)

11 years, 10 months ago

if you have access to shell/command prompt/CPanel FTP Browser, check that /home/[myusername]/[mysitedbname]/wp-content/backup-db does indeed exist.

raissuli
(@raissuli)

11 years, 10 months ago

Hi Lester!

I used a FTP app to transfer de file as recommended in the message. So, yes, the directory indeed exists, and the file, since I moved it, is there… but I still get the message :-/

Tks!

Plugin Author Lester Chan
(@gamerz)

11 years, 10 months ago

FTP is not the accurate path, you will not see the full path using an FTP software. best is to use SSH

raissuli
(@raissuli)

11 years, 10 months ago

Hi Lester,

Please understand that I’m a marketing expert, not IT or programming… so, I really don’t know what’s SSH 😉

Can you give me some specific directions, like a software or something, and what I have to do?

Thank you again!

Plugin Author Lester Chan
(@gamerz)

11 years, 10 months ago

Hmm try visiting http://[mysitedbname]/wp-content/backup-db/ Are you able to see the folder contents? If not, it is safe and you can ignore the message. To remvoe the message check out the FAQ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-dbmanager/faq/

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