phpbb3 security

[shadow.prx]

i am currently working on getting blackwarez back up i have moved to phpbb3

i know the saying the less mods the less chance of getting hacked

but i was wondering is their anything i can install to prevent getting hacked or is phpbb3 good with security measusers anyways

i know i said this so dont quote me on that

yea thats a good one or just dont piss off any hackers is always a good one

shadow.prx Reviewed by shadow.prx on 6th Mar 2009. phpbb3 security i am currently working on getting blackwarez back up i have moved to phpbb3 i know the saying the less mods the less chance of getting hacked but i was wondering is their anything i can install to prevent getting hacked or is phpbb3 good with security measusers anyways i know i said this so dont quote me on that :P Rating: 5

[el_jentel1]

An unmodded up-to-date phpBB3 is secure, there hasn't been any reports of a clean phpBB3 install being hacked.

Many webmasters make the mistake of installing or adding any modification they think is good, it's not just the number of modifications you have, it's the quality also.

A board can have one modification installed and get hacked, that if the modification wasn't secured, up-to-date and/or officially released.

I advise any webmaster using any type of forum script to only use officially released modifications, and stay up-to-date, whether it's with the forum script or the modification, that's the most important thing.

There are general precautions that you can take, like password protecting your moderator and administrator control panel (ie, with htaccess), but the most important thing is keeping it clean, and up-to-date.


Notice how many times I mentioned stay up-to-date, yes, it's that important.

[snowmanrene]

As el_jentel1 said, keeping the installed mods and scripts is the most important aspect.

Other than that, phpbb3 is the best

[mario]

yes almighty el_jentel1 said it correct. I also would like you add some point 1. Check your cache folder regularly and pugre it from ACP ( as cache is 777 ) 2. Do not give your FTP access , on the hosting server to any person .. Eg: If i have access to FTP on your demo site .. which is http://somewarezsite.com/demo/ I can still hack into somewarezsite.com .. So just be careful

[SplitIce]

MAKE SURE YOU STAY UP TO DATE, thats how I got hacked before... In particular stay up to date with mods like arcade mod which are really large and still in beta.

[shadow.prx]

Ok thanks all for the comments

so staying up to date is the main priority got it

[ralfy_tm]

el_jentel1 knows many about phpbb 3 , I used to be a member of the Skill Master (smforum) , what good forum it was