• Just wondering, as i did an install from cpanel fantastico,
    Should you change the settings in the wp-config.php after install?

    Authentication Unique Keys and Salts, are they random?
    I think i want to change $table_prefix wp_ for security.

    Thanks

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  • No need to change it. if it aint broken, don’t try to fix it.

    Moderator cubecolour

    (@numeeja)

    you can change the salts at any time – all existing cookies will become invalid.

    I don’t know whether fantastic uses random salts but if not it it would be pretty pointless using them at all.

    it’s always a good idea to use a table prefix other than ‘wp_’, but as tables with that prefix already exist in the database, you will have to update your existing tables if that setting is changed in wp_config.

    Also if fantastico set up a user called admin, and you care about security (and you should), it is a good idea to create a new user account with administrator role with a unique name, sign in as that user & delete the admin account.

    Thread Starter EMar

    (@sounds)

    Fantastico didn’t create a user called admin, for WP or in the data base.
    So i’m guessing creating another admin in wp wouldn’t make a difference,
    As he would have superadmin rights to the site also right?

    Moderator cubecolour

    (@numeeja)

    I said *if* fantastico created a user called ‘admin’ – this was referring to the administrator username you use to log into WordPress – if it didn’t & you were asked to chose a username for your admin user, you don’t need to worry about that – having a known default username such as ‘admin’ can make an attack easier.

    Thread Starter EMar

    (@sounds)

    Ah ok thanks

    The WP Security Scan plugin will let you change the table prefixes.

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