Mediawiki/Hardening
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# If you've other scripting languages, disable them too. | # If you've other scripting languages, disable them too. | ||
</Directory> | </Directory> | ||
| − | ==remove | + | ==remove security variables from LocalSettings.php== |
| − | Its not a good idea to have the | + | Its not a good idea to have the security variables within a file that lives in the document root. Should a problem happen, like php crashes, and php files can be downloaded or served in plain text, you've just had your security compromised.<br> |
Start by creating a folder and file that lives outside of the document root and its children. For example, if your document root is <code>/var/www/</code> then you'll want to do something like this: | Start by creating a folder and file that lives outside of the document root and its children. For example, if your document root is <code>/var/www/</code> then you'll want to do something like this: | ||
~$ sudo mkdir /var/security/ | ~$ sudo mkdir /var/security/ | ||
~$ sudo chown www-data:www-data /var/security | ~$ sudo chown www-data:www-data /var/security | ||
~$ sudo chmod 644 /var/security | ~$ sudo chmod 644 /var/security | ||
| − | ~$ sudo vi /var/security/ | + | ~$ sudo vi /var/security/secure.php |
| − | ~$ sudo chown www-data:www-data /var/security/ | + | ~$ sudo chown www-data:www-data /var/security/secure.php |
| − | ~$ sudo chmod 644 /var/security/ | + | ~$ sudo chmod 644 /var/security/secure.php |
Now with the files created, modify LocalSettings.php and add: | Now with the files created, modify LocalSettings.php and add: | ||
#including separate file that contains the database password so that it is not stored within the document root. | #including separate file that contains the database password so that it is not stored within the document root. | ||
| − | require_once "/var/security/ | + | require_once "/var/security/secure.php"; |
Finally, within the new file we've created outside of the document root, define your variables that Mediawiki still needs, such as: | Finally, within the new file we've created outside of the document root, define your variables that Mediawiki still needs, such as: | ||
| + | <?php | ||
| + | #Mediawiki | ||
| + | #Database Settings | ||
$wgDBpassword = | $wgDBpassword = | ||
| + | $wgDBserver = | ||
| + | $wgDBname = | ||
| + | $wgDBuser = | ||
| + | |||
| + | #Secretkey | ||
$wgSecretKey = | $wgSecretKey = | ||
Latest revision as of 00:49, 12 October 2014
[edit] Disable user self registration
Add the following to LocalSettings.php
# Prevent new user registrations except by sysops $wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false;
[edit] Uploads Dir security
add to the bottom of your Virtual site config, before you close it:
<Directory /var/www/yoursite.com/wiki/images/>
# Ignore .htaccess files
AllowOverride None
# Serve HTML as plaintext, don't execute SHTML
AddType text/plain .html .htm .shtml .php
# Don't run arbitrary PHP code.
php_admin_flag engine off
# If you've other scripting languages, disable them too.
</Directory>
[edit] remove security variables from LocalSettings.php
Its not a good idea to have the security variables within a file that lives in the document root. Should a problem happen, like php crashes, and php files can be downloaded or served in plain text, you've just had your security compromised.
Start by creating a folder and file that lives outside of the document root and its children. For example, if your document root is /var/www/ then you'll want to do something like this:
~$ sudo mkdir /var/security/ ~$ sudo chown www-data:www-data /var/security ~$ sudo chmod 644 /var/security ~$ sudo vi /var/security/secure.php ~$ sudo chown www-data:www-data /var/security/secure.php ~$ sudo chmod 644 /var/security/secure.php
Now with the files created, modify LocalSettings.php and add:
#including separate file that contains the database password so that it is not stored within the document root. require_once "/var/security/secure.php";
Finally, within the new file we've created outside of the document root, define your variables that Mediawiki still needs, such as:
<?php #Mediawiki #Database Settings $wgDBpassword = $wgDBserver = $wgDBname = $wgDBuser = #Secretkey $wgSecretKey =
