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[Safety Tip] Change Admin Directory

Submitted by MarcFrid, , Thread ID: 49860

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05-10-2017, 07:29 PM
This post was last modified: 05-10-2017, 07:29 PM by MarcFrid
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This is recommended by official IP.Board to do:
  • It makes you more secure
  • Hackers usually attack /admin so we are gonna change it to /somethingyouwant

So how to do this?:
  1. Connect to your server through FTP or whatever you want.
  2. Go to your IP.Board Directory
  3. Locate the admin folder and rename it to whatever you want! If you want it ultra ultra secure you can use hash generator that generates you alot of compatible characters such as:ae0bbd2810ede227bbeec1b9442f83f4
  4. After you rename your admin folder you need to create a new php file. It should be placed in same location as index.php. Create it and call it:
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    constants.php


  5. It must be exactly calledconstants.php otherwise it wont work.
  6. Inside ofconstants.php type following:
Code:
<?phpdefine( 'CP_DIRECTORY', 'Your new directory' );
Replace your new directory with the new folder name. You should now have changed your Admin folder this should make your site easier if you have problems reply or PM me.

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15-10-2017, 02:31 AM
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Iam trying to do this from long time it will be very helpful if anyone can create an video regarding this and present here.

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20-12-2017, 08:08 PM
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Quality resource right here. I'll be testing this after my installation and I'll be sure to PM / update this thread if I have any issues. Once again, quality content that people need to see.

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20-11-2020, 05:53 AM
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wow. i use it Smile its wonderfull - it seems be very security

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25-06-2021, 11:28 PM
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Thank you for pointing this out.

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