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  • Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hi

    I use text editor in plain text format – UTF-8 – which I believe is correct…Still returning the same error…

    I’ll keep trying – if it should just work copy and pasting the text then it must be something I’m doing wrong – I’ll try uploading it with via different FTP clients, maybe via cPanel.

    Thanks once again, and have a great weekend…

    Chris

    Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hi yes,

    That’s what I had been doing but it was causing the server error….

    500 Internal Error….

    I’m using Mac so use Text Edit…

    I’m still not clear however if something should be configured within the script?

    Chris

    Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hi!

    Once again thanks for your time….

    Splash page is here:

    public_html

    The .htaccess I am using has been copied from my WordPress MU installation which is in a subdomain of the main site. You have to think of it as being two completely separate sites.

    I haven’t made any changes to the .htaccess file – so as I mentioned perhaps there are some links that need updating.

    The splash page has two links you can choose from. Link 1 is: mysite.mysite.com (a subdomain) This sub domain is where the MU set up is installed – so in addition to the main wordpress site there is the 2nd virtual site which is mysite.mysite.com/site2.
    The site is set up to use sub folders, even though it’s installed in it’s own subdomain.

    Ultimately you have to think of it as me trying to simply copy the BPS .htaccess file from one site to another – as between the splash page and the WP install and the sub domain they are two separate sites.

    I haven’t come across anyone trying to use WordPress in this way…

    Perhaps I would be asking you can you make me a .htaccess file for my website that is not WordPress. Perhaps that is a better way of looking at it…

    Hope that makes sense…?

    Chris

    Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hi!

    Basically what I was trying to do was add a .htaccess file to my public_html folder.

    I just wanted to copy the BPS .htaccess from mysite.mysite.com to where I have my splash page.

    It IS a strange setup where i have a basic index.html in my main domain with links to the subdomain and the virtual site. So the splash page has basically two options:

    mysite.mysite.com
    and
    mysite.mysite.com/site2

    Hope that makes sense 🙂

    Chris

    Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Okay I fixed that issue – the database had not been updated to reflect a change of username – which meant there was no super admin access.

    So I went back and added the code to the .htaccess file from here:

    http://forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/bps-html-htaccess-file-for-html-websites-or-subfolders/

    I am still getting a server error message. So here is the requested information:

    WordPress Installation Folder: /
    WordPress Installation Type: Root Folder Installation
    Network/Multisite: Multisite: Multisite is enabled

    WP Permalink Structure: /blog/%postname%/
    Permalinks Enabled: √ Permalinks are Enabled
    PHP Version Check: √ Using PHP5

    DNS Name Server:
    Public IP / Your Computer IP Address: 94.65.70.32
    Server Type: Apache/2.2.22 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.22 OpenSSL/1.0.0-fips mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635
    Operating System: Linux
    Server API: cgi-fcgi – Your Host Server is using CGI.

    Thanks for your help! Really appreciated.

    Forum: Networking WordPress
    In reply to: Super Admin Disappeared after 3.5 Multisite Upgrade
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hi,

    This had nothing to do with upgrading to 3.5.

    I found my answer here:

    http://wordpress.org/support/topic/recover-super-admin-access-after-username-change?replies=13

    I had changed the admin username and this need to be reflected in the WP database.

    I’m not sure why it didn’t apply it to the database though when I updated the user name.

    Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hi!

    Just back off break. Happy New Year!

    I’m still trying to find out why I can’t access my super admin in the multisite set up. As mentioned it can’t be BPS causing the problem as I disable the plugins folder (by renaming it) and remove the .htaccess file and the problem is still there.

    So as mentioned I think I’m now describing another problem.

    I have opened another thread for that problem…

    I went through your points, folders directory etc. and everything seems to check out.

    The only thing i can do is come back to this thread when I can see my super admin.

    Thanks for your help!

    Chris

    Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    The host is Liquid Host – if that means anything to you – I think they are part of Resellers Panel…

    Apache Linux
    CGI

    Deeletd both .htaccess and I got the error message that BPS wasn’t properly configured. Tried to jump to the configuration panel from the error message and I’m getting error messages that I don’t have sufficient privileges.

    Maybe the wp-config file need updating, or similar….it can’t be BPS’s fault…:-)

    Chris

    Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hi

    So sorry for the delay – I checked and I have the latest version installed .47.7.

    If I disable the plugins folder to see if it is a plugins issue the problem is still there no network dashboard. And if there is no network dashboard – I can’t configure the plugins….

    But I think I’m asking you to help now with a problem that perhaps has nothing to do with BPS?

    I simply can’t access the plugin to get the information you asked for.

    Chris

    Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks so much…

    At the moment for some reason I can’t see the Network Dashboard 🙁 I hadn’t noticed before.

    I’m not sure why this is – perhaps the 3.5 upgrade.

    It ‘s a new problem, I can’t access the plugins…Even in the two sites set up in multisite…!

    Let me com back to you – it must be a different problem…

    Chris

    Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Ha ha ! Yes sorry…

    I think you’ve answered it – the WordPress in this case may have muddied the water…!

    I just need a secure .htaccess file for my the main domain – http://www.mysite.com.

    I was wondering if I can somehow copy the BPS file from the SUBDOMAIN 🙂 with a few tweaks.

    But you kindly sent me a link to do just that, my issue was on my server I was getting server errors – so wondered what needed tweaking…

    Hope that makes sense 🙂

    Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Ah!

    I’m really sorry – I’ve misinformed you. The WP installation is in a subdomain ‘mysite.mysite.com’. It appears as a subfolder in the server directory. On describing my setup I got confused.

    It’s in fact the only way I could get my set up to work!

    So the links from the splash page go here:

    mysite.mysite.com

    AND

    mysite.mysite.com/second site…

    So in fact the MU installtion is in the root – just in a subdomain! I do feel like I’m the only person in the world who has set up – it’s counter intuitive for many reasons but works for the client.

    My problem with the .htaccess is does it need configuring in any way – ie. changing URLs within the file to get it work…

    Thanks you again for your time and detailed answers…

    Chris

    Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Sorry for the delayed response…

    Whoops forgot about that thread completely! Shows how much the whole thing was causing me grief!

    The set up is just as you have described it:

    In the root folder you refer to in the last paragraph I have index.html installed. So:

    My website root: public_folder

    1. index.html
    2. wordpress folder containing MU installation.

    Beside folders for images and css in the public_html folder that’s it.

    I hope that makes sense…

    Chris

    Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hi,

    No that wasn’t me was it :-(? I don’t think I’ve posted about this before!

    My site is root – it has a splash page then one wordpress subfolder with multisite set up running two sites.

    BPS seems to be working okay on the multisite setup…

    My issue is simply what changes I need to make to the .htaccess you gave me the link to to make it work on my server in the root folder.

    I think you have to add your domain somewhere….

    I’m getting HTTP Error 500 Internal server error.

    I hope that makes sense 🙂

    Chris

    Forum: Plugins
    In reply to: [BulletProof Security] Adding a .htaccess file to the root
    Thread Starter csbarnard

    (@csbarnard)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hi,

    I really appreciate that thorough answer, it is very generous. In my case I just want to protect the root folder. So that link is excellent.

    As I have tried other .htaccess files – I am however still getting a server error, even with this file – is there something else that needs to be configured in the file.

    I am not sure I am adding my site correctly to the rewrite rules?

    Again appreciate the response.

    Chris

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