Securing a Dokuwiki installation: Difference between revisions
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In order for the installation of Dokuwiki to be safe on the web, permissions need to be set up on the server so that only the files required are available from the web. This is basically how it works: | In order for the installation of Dokuwiki to be safe on the web, permissions need to be set up on the server so that only the files required are available from the web. This is basically how it works: | ||
* You give the local web user full access to the whole directory (wwwrun) | * You give the local web user full access to the whole directory (wwwrun) | ||
* You then tell the web server not to allow access to certain folders from the web. The system can still access them. | * You then tell the web server not to allow access to certain folders from the web. The system can still access them but will not give access from the web. | ||
This allows the web server to do what it wants in the local directories, but doesn't allow access to these directories from the web. | This allows the web server to do what it wants in the local directories, but doesn't allow access to these directories from the web. | ||
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If you think you have done it right and it still has a red box, try a cache refresh with 'Ctrl+F5' keys. Sometimes it gets stuck in the cache and you need to reload the latest page. | If you think you have done it right and it still has a red box, try a cache refresh with 'Ctrl+F5' keys. Sometimes it gets stuck in the cache and you need to reload the latest page. | ||
== External | == External Links == | ||
These are the official Dokuwiki pages on the security settings: | These are the official Dokuwiki pages on the security settings: | ||