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Sense of XOOPS_TRUST_PATH
  • 2008/10/6 0:03

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Ghia wrote when talking about benefits of having that XOOPS_TRUST_PATHQuote:
If the hack means uploading php code to your site, then the hacker has all read abilities of XOOPS, what would stop him from reading your passwords?
Initially it was explained to me that the XOOPS_TRUST_PATH was so that hackers have a more difficult time with your page.
Ghia expressed it as if it want really true.
So, If the XOOPS_TRUST_PATH doesnt give that alleged protection against hackers....what is it for?



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Re: webphoto....please help....difficult to install
  • 2008/10/5 1:21

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Strange.
I still get an:
Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /news-article.storyid-108.htm on this server.



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eireann
Re: webphoto....please help....difficult to install
  • 2008/10/4 0:46

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Mamba
HEREyou wrote:
Quote:
The main thing is that this is a "D3" module, i.e. it uses "XOOPS_TRUST_PATH". For more info about it see here


What happened to that link.
I get an 403 error.



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Re: CHMOD question
  • 2008/10/4 0:36

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Well,
when I installed Webphoto I had propblems because I didnt understand the issue with that XOOPS_TRUST_PATH.

Here in this forum they explained to me that by using the XOOPS_TRUST_PATH people can make the site more safe and prevent hackers from getting sensitive data.

Now you tell me its all not true?





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eireann
Re: CHMOD question
  • 2008/10/3 7:15

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Thanks for the info.

I always use IE to enter the FTP area.
Then I rightclick ...Properties...and that gives me the permissions which can be changed at the same time.


For the mainfile.php:
Well, its still there but I have removed all its content.
Then I have defined a XOOPS_TRUST_PATH which is outside of the public_html area.
The data from inside the mainfile are in a different file inside the XOOPS_TRUST_PATH and are included when the mainfile.php is included.

Now, if someone hacks into my public_html, there are nowhere passwords or database names to be found.



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eireann
CHMOD question
  • 2008/10/3 1:05

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Recently my mainpage was hacked and the host company advised not to use insecure CHMOD settings like 777 or 755

If I set my portal to something less than 755 then it doent work.

Now the question.
To what should the XOOPS files and subdirectories be CHMODED so that they will still work and that crooks dont have an easy time getting in.

BTW: I have yesterday moved all files containing passwords and database access names like mainfile.php out of the public_HTML area.



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Re: Webphoto, annoying block
  • 2008/9/21 1:06

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EUREKA
I found it.
The problem is that on one site the block just doesnt appear on the block list for the main page.
I found it showing only the blocks for the Webphoto page.

STRANGE behaviour!



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Re: Webphoto, annoying block
  • 2008/9/21 0:55

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I know what happened.
That annoying block doesnt appear in the blocks menu.
I compared it with another page using the same module. On the other page the block is there.

Now I dont know what to do to make that nuisance block appear again in the blocks list.



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eireann
Re: Themes gallery
  • 2008/9/19 23:42

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My IE6 does recognize the links on the bottom of the page while even my FF 2.0.0.3 doesnt.

I usually rather trust that FF works well while IE got a lot of bugs.
So it seems to be a FF problem in general.



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eireann
Re: Webphoto, annoying block
  • 2008/9/19 10:05

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Quote:
admin - blocks Set display to no.
I thought I wrote that this block is not found in the Admin...Blocks area
So, dont have...cannot set to noshow.
I wrote:
Quote:
In the block management area it is nowhere to be seen.


The block is put in somehow by Webphoto without having the block appearing in the Block list where I could set it to NO.

In the image you can see that I show only one block, "recent with thumbnails" and thats only on the mainpage and only in the middle and not on the right.
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