How do I change $admin_file value?

Worker Joined: May 07, 2005 Posts: 129

I am a bit miffed at the explanation of this...I need to know what and where this code is suppose to be changed and what it should look like in the end and example would do.

# $admin_file: Administration panel filename. "admin" by default for
# "admin.php". To improve security please rename the file
# "admin.php" and change the $admin_file value to the
# new filename (without the extension .php)

$admin_file = "admin";

Please give me an example of how and where this should be changed ??? I know it's in the config.php DU...lol But which end of code needs to be changed and where...and how to execute file once changed ???

Thanks A PHPNUKE wanna be website owner.
Ging...

Site Admin/Owner Joined: Aug 27, 2002 Posts: 17088

$admin_file = "admin"; means that the admin script file is named admin.php. So, anywhere where nuke is calling $admin_file, it will actually look for admin.php. Now if you change the setting to $admin_file = "Ging"; , then you must rename the admin.php file to Ging.php (Note that if this is on a *nix server the name IS case sensitive). Now when nuke is calling $admin_file, it will actually look for Ging.php.

Frankly, this is really another useless "feature". It's a very weak attempt to "secure" the code. Just install NukeSentinel(TM) and/or Chat's most recent patches and your admin.php file is safe anyway.

Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 7:57 pm

Thanks ... Now I have another Question LOL

I made the mistake of selecting a theme in the forum administration...bad idea...them doesn't have "admin" set up...so now I can't see anything in ADMIN...lmao...

How and where can I fix the "name" of theme used if I can't See to do it ?

:eyeroll: Sorry Newbie on the block here lol

HELP ? !

This is the error I get instead of Seeing actual admin page for forum area

Could not get theme data for themes_id [3]

Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 10:33 pm

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Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 10:36 pm

Thanks I got it already LOL took some hunting pecking and playing around but got it.

Thanks again for your help Raven. I'm sure you'll be hearing back from me the next time I screw up LMAO

Thanks
Ging...