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Specific security needs will be different for every site, but there are some basic suggestions that are universal:  
Specific security needs will be different for every site, but there are some basic suggestions that are universal:  


*Perform regular backups of your files and you MySQL database tables  
*Perform regular backups of your files and your MySQL database tables  
*Keep current copies of your backups somewhere else  
*Keep current copies of your backups somewhere else  
*Change your passwords frequently  
*Change your passwords frequently  
*Keep your application software up to date  
*Keep your application software up to date. Hackers exploit security holes in older versions of software. 
*Restrict access to known hacker sites in an .htaccess file  
*Restrict access to known hacker sites using an .htaccess file  
*Restrict known PHP exploits by using PHP.ini  
*Restrict known PHP exploits by using PHP.ini  
*Schedule and review the output of the 'find ctime -l' command (lists files that have been changed recently, which may be an indication of malicious activity) daily  
*Schedule and review the output of the 'find ctime -l' command (lists files that have been changed recently, which may be an indication of malicious activity) daily  
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