w3tc .htaccess code

  • I have added some code to my .htaccess file to protect my wp-config file. The code is this one:

    <files wp-config.php>
    order allow,deny
    deny from all
    </files>

    I have placed this code at the top of my .htaccess file. Now, normally my .htaccess file starts with the code from W3TC.

    Is it a problem to place this new code above the code from W3TC? Or does my .htacces file always have to start with the W3TC code?

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  • You can put it above and it will work just fine. For me i also include htaccess as another file to protect. e.g. 

    <FilesMatch "^(wp-config\.php|\.htaccess)$">
order allow,deny
deny from all
</FilesMatch>

    But note that i use FilesMatch and not files since FilesMatch is the universally preferred way when dealing with multiple files, even though files can handle it too.

    As an extra layer of security you could also pull your DB details, salts, and keys from the wp-config and place it in a new file in the parent directory outside your home dir of your domain and use a require_once() in your wp-config to it. Of course, also setting the permissions to it and wp-config to 600.

    Btw, i saw your other post regarding using 400. Just a heads up, w3tc attempts to write the following in your wp-config.

    /** Enable W3 Total Cache */
define('WP_CACHE', true); // Added by W3 Total Cache

    Besides this it doesnt write anything else to it. So once that is written you should be able to set the file to 400. However, using 600 will make it more convenient to disable w3tc if you so choose in the future.

    Thread Starter Alwin

    (@wp-opti)

    Thank you Kimberly!

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