That directive blocks access to any Python, PHP or exe files. If your site has been compromised, delete the whole thing and restore it from a known good backup. There are thousands of files, and going through them all trying to detect tampering by someone better with the language than you simply isn’t feasible.
Ok, I figured this out: RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] The single dot in the 3rd line matches any single character, but the replacement applies to the whole string. So, whatever URL you asked for, if it doesn’t match an existing file or directory name, is turned into a request … Read more
The XML-RPC request is presumably to /xmlrpc.php in the root. In which case you can just make an exception for this at the very top of the .htaccess file (no need for the front-controller to be processed). For example: # Prevent remaining mod_rewrite directives to be processed RewriteRule ^xmlrpc\.php$ – [END] HOWEVER, WordPress itself is … Read more
for your sanity you should not put different sites in the same web “directory” it brings clutter and possible unindended interactions without gaining anything. WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL might be an historical artifact (even when I start to develop for wordpress at version 2.x I could not figure out who needs it) maybe from the times … Read more
This is an Apache question rather than a WordPress question so it doesn’t belong on this Stack, but your third RewriteCond is blocking every single person who tries to visit your site using Firefox.
To redirect an entire WordPress site to a specific HTML page using .htaccess, you can set up a redirect rule in the .htaccess file located in your site’s root directory. Add rewrite rules immediately after “RewriteEngine On” # Redirect all traffic to a specific HTML page RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/specific-page.html$ # Prevent redirect loop … Read more
WordPress Subfolder link to page
if anyone got stuck with this same issue, it turned out for me that i need to add a type A record with Name www and Value server ip address on the DNS configuration thanks @rudtek for pointing it out!
Are there any negative impact if access to directories were accidently denied?
Return 403 for specific paths in WordPress