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#11243 Advice for an old site to protect

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Latest post by nicholas on Friday, 24 February 2012 07:28 CST

Friday, 24 February 2012 06:55 CST

lesyeux
Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? No
Have I searched the tickets before posting? Yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? No
Joomla! version: (1.0.15)
PHP version: (5.2.6)
MySQL version: (5.0.51a)
Host: (optional, but it helps us help you)
Admin Tools version: (not installed ;-)

Description of my issue: If only I could avoid asking this question! Just looking for a way to protect an old Joomla 1.0.15 site, like admin tools can do. Htaccess file? Extension? What would You recommend? Thank you in advance

Friday, 24 February 2012 07:11 CST

nicholas
Nothing of the above will help. Joomla! 1.0.15 has a lot of known security vulnerabilities. No protection is possible/meaningful unless you migrate the site to a newer Joomla! version.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

Friday, 24 February 2012 07:13 CST

lesyeux
I found your master htaccess file. I'll try to get on with it. But I am still looking for good advices, when you have a moment…

Friday, 24 February 2012 07:17 CST

lesyeux
Thank you for your response. I thought so. I will try to convince my client : new server, Joomla 2.5.x, Admin Tools Pro… Pfff

Friday, 24 February 2012 07:19 CST

nicholas
The Master .htaccess is made for Joomla! 1.5 and later.

I already gave you the one and only advice applicable: you have vulnerable software on your site, therefore you have to upgrade it. You should upgrade Joomla! to one of the latest published and supported versions. Or update Joomla! to the latest version. And of course you must upgrade Joomla! to the latest version. I almost forgot this, you have a vulnerable Joomla! version, therefore you have to upgrade, yesterday. Anything else you do is like expecting to jump off an airplane with a parachute full of holes and still not get killed. Sorry, no way. The first thing you have to do to secure a site is to make sure the server software is up-to-date.

I hope my advice is now made abundantly clear: upgrade or you will get hacked.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

Friday, 24 February 2012 07:26 CST

lesyeux
Crystal clear! Many thanks for your advices. Subject closed.

Friday, 24 February 2012 07:28 CST

nicholas
Awesome! You're welcome :)

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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