Comments on: Stuff Found on my Website http://coreythompson.com/2008/04/stuff-found-on-my-website/ ...but I'm right! Get yer historical hero clay figurines now! Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:20:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: mrcorey http://coreythompson.com/2008/04/stuff-found-on-my-website/#comment-3542 mrcorey Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:06:09 +0000 http://coreythompson.com/?p=1012#comment-3542 I understand what you're saying. I found it interesting that one of the people who helped the most in the WP forums ran his blog on Textpattern.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3542','mrcorey'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3542','mrcorey','I understand what you\'re saying. I found it interesting that one of the people who helped the most in the WP forums ran his blog on Textpattern.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I understand what you’re saying. I found it interesting that one of the people who helped the most in the WP forums ran his blog on Textpattern.
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]]> By: drew http://coreythompson.com/2008/04/stuff-found-on-my-website/#comment-3538 drew Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:54:25 +0000 http://coreythompson.com/?p=1012#comment-3538 Usually upload directories for blogger sites and such are either owned by the process httpd runs as or need world rwx permissions so the file can actually get uploaded thru the browser. Unfortunately, I hate saying this but Wordpress is probably the most widely used blogging platform so it's going to get targeted more often than others. Think of Wordpress like Windows or phpBB nowadays, it's just a sitting duck now. When you find yourself applying patches and updates more often than making posts, it's time to switch to a new backend and platform. ;) I've updated Textpattern twice in two years. ;)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3538','drew'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3538','drew','Usually upload directories for blogger sites and such are either owned by the process httpd runs as or need world rwx permissions so the file can actually get uploaded thru the browser.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, I hate saying this but Wordpress is probably the most widely used blogging platform so it\'s going to get targeted more often than others. Think of Wordpress like Windows or phpBB nowadays, it\'s just a sitting duck now. \r\n\r\nWhen you find yourself applying patches and updates more often than making posts, it\'s time to switch to a new backend and platform. ;)\r\n\r\nI\'ve updated Textpattern twice in two years. ;)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Usually upload directories for blogger sites and such are either owned by the process httpd runs as or need world rwx permissions so the file can actually get uploaded thru the browser.

Unfortunately, I hate saying this but Wordpress is probably the most widely used blogging platform so it’s going to get targeted more often than others. Think of Wordpress like Windows or phpBB nowadays, it’s just a sitting duck now.

When you find yourself applying patches and updates more often than making posts, it’s time to switch to a new backend and platform. ;)

I’ve updated Textpattern twice in two years. ;)

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]]> By: Ray http://coreythompson.com/2008/04/stuff-found-on-my-website/#comment-3497 Ray Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:04:19 +0000 http://coreythompson.com/?p=1012#comment-3497 I had something similar happen to me, though I simply hid the folder and then changed permissions on it. The clever hackers simply uploaded a "defaced site" page that didn't actually link anywhere. Damn script kiddies! But yes, definitely update your WP install.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3497','Ray'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3497','Ray','I had something similar happen to me, though I simply hid the folder and then changed permissions on it. The clever hackers simply uploaded a \"defaced site\" page that didn\'t actually link anywhere. Damn script kiddies!\r\n\r\nBut yes, definitely update your WP install.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I had something similar happen to me, though I simply hid the folder and then changed permissions on it. The clever hackers simply uploaded a “defaced site” page that didn’t actually link anywhere. Damn script kiddies!

But yes, definitely update your WP install.

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]]> By: mrcorey http://coreythompson.com/2008/04/stuff-found-on-my-website/#comment-3476 mrcorey Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:31:37 +0000 http://coreythompson.com/?p=1012#comment-3476 Thankfully, my host allows me shell access to my account, do I can change permissions on lots of files very quickly without having to click my mouse a zillion times in an FTP client. I've been changing web access permissions as well, one at a time, so that I can lock things down a bit better. I think that I'm going to audit all of my plugins as well to see which ones demand more permission than they deserve and find a replacement for any that do. BTW, that folder had over 2000 web pages in it...but it ain't there no more!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3476','mrcorey'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3476','mrcorey','Thankfully, my host allows me shell access to my account, do I can change permissions on lots of files very quickly without having to click my mouse a zillion times in an FTP client. I\'ve been changing web access permissions as well, one at a time, so that I can lock things down a bit better. I think that I\'m going to audit all of my plugins as well to see which ones demand more permission than they deserve and find a replacement for any that do. BTW, that folder had over 2000 web pages in it...but it ain\'t there no more!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thankfully, my host allows me shell access to my account, do I can change permissions on lots of files very quickly without having to click my mouse a zillion times in an FTP client. I’ve been changing web access permissions as well, one at a time, so that I can lock things down a bit better. I think that I’m going to audit all of my plugins as well to see which ones demand more permission than they deserve and find a replacement for any that do. BTW, that folder had over 2000 web pages in it…but it ain’t there no more!
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