Joomla Security

Disable new users registration in Joomla

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Saturday, 03 September 2011 17:55

By default Joomla! websites allow user registrations. You can notice it inside the login form - there should be a "Create an account" link on the bottom of it. Sometimes it's necessary to disable the registration of new users and there are many reasons to do so. If you were wondering how to do it, it's actually pretty straight forward - just follow the instructions below.

 

 

Move the configuration files outside of public_html

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Tuesday, 21 July 2009 21:55

One of the most important security measures in Joomla! is ensuring that certain PHP files in public_html containing executable code or confidential data are protected from direct Internet access.