Move admin.php file

Worker Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 155 Location: Virginia

I have read the HowTo and searched forum but I am looking for info
on moving the admin.php file. I also want to rename the admin file.
I renamed it and fixed the $admin_file line but if I want to move the admin
file can I just do this:

Code:

$admin_file = 'folder/folder/admin';

Of course with "admin" being my new admin name.

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:45 am

I don't know if that will work or not, but I think a much better idea is to just leave the name admin.php, but protect it with CGIAuth or HTTPAuth. Sentinel can help set that up.

With CGIAuth, for example, any access to admin.php is challenged by the server, and the requester has to present an additional login/password before it will even be served.

Subject Matter Expert Joined: Feb 23, 2004 Posts: 358

A few years back, renaming it broke more things than was worth the extra security. Since then, these current builds have that all ironed out, and it is quite safe to rename it. Just rename the file, then add the appropriate new name to config.php.

For the record, after building over 100 nuke sites in my career, I have never renamed a single admin file. I have never been hacked, nor any of my clients hacked (that I am aware of). The server side security does the trick (as Grem mentioned).

Other 'paranoid' tactics include entirely removing it from the server, and re-uploading it when it is needed, or just renaming it to anything and NOT adding it to config.php, then rename it admin.php when you want to use it.

Use a server side challenge, and just get your beauty sleep every night.

PHrEEk