suPHP - Recommended By WordPress For Better Security

suPHP - Recommended By WordPress For Better Security Make Money Online Queries? Struggling To Get Traffic To Your Blog? Sign Up On (HBB) Forum Now!suPHP Recommended By WordPress For Better SecurityUpdated On 13/01/2016Author : Pradeep KumarTopic : WordPressShort URL : http://hbb.me/1RkjEDr CONNECT WITH HBB ON SOCIAL MEDIA Follow @HellBoundBlogIm taking a wild guess here, if you are a Blogger and if you are reading this, then probably you are indeed using a WordPress blog, or maybe you want to use a WordPress(.org) blog. Right? Its okay. The point is, its easy to install a WordPress CMS, but when you want to secure your WordPress blog, things get a little bit tricky. Well talk about suPHP and why we need them.What Is suPHP?suPHP (Secuure PHP) is a tool used for executing PHP scripts and it is controlled by the owners. It has an Apache module (mod_suphp) and a setuid root binary (suphp). With suPHP, the file permission handling will be more secure than it is normal.YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN THIS ARTICLE:20+ Essential Tips To Prote ct Your WordPress BlogWhy Do We Need suPHP?First, if you are a WordPress user and if they recommend suPHP, then thats a reason. Second, your hosting will use your accounts username instead of their servers default shared username, which is more secure. This allows PHP processes to run under the owner of the file. By default PHP runs on the web server as user nobody, and you can override this.Hosting is more secure when PHP applications, like WordPress, are run using your account’s username instead of the server’s default shared username. The most common way nowadays for hosting companies to do this is using suPHP. Just ask your potential host if they run suPHP or something similar. (via WordPress Requirements)Apart from security stuff, this makes PHP applications like popular CMSs more user-friendly. This is all about file permissions and right ownership. Itll prevent vulnerabilities and make your WordPress blog more secure. Most of the web hosting companies avoid suPHP for shar ed hosting since itll be an issue for other websites hosted on the same server. If you are a hardcore programmer or coder, you can manually do the suPHP thing on your server, if not, you can always ask your web hosting support to install suPHP on your server (if it is not already present) for you, Im sure theyll be happy to keep their servers (and your blogs) more secure.READBrand Your WordPress Blog's Database Error PageYou can either get a server which will support this or you can get an account on web hosting platforms like Inmotion Hosting where its already been configured.If you are still confused about this, do let us know your queries in the comments below and well be happy to help you out regarding this.