Configuring the User Permission policies in Moodle Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Moodle 2.3 has the capability of globally setting user permissions or roles within the site administration section. Visitors, Guests and Users can have a special role or permission when visiting and loging in the site. In this tutorial, the User Profiles will briefly be explained. To see the last tutorial in this course, please visit Read More >
How to change an employee password in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Password security is very important for your store. As the admin of your store, you will sometimes need to change the passwords for some of your employee users. This is done via the back office, or admin area, of your PrestaShop 1.5 store. Follow the instructions below to learn how to do that. Modifying an Read More >
How to Change Your PrestaShop Admin Password by Database Updated on March 22, 2021 by Scott Mitchell There are times when you may forget your password. In these instances, you can have the PrestaShop admin password changed via email. If, for some reason, you do not receive the email for the new password, you will not be able to log into the admin area with it. There is a fix, however. You Read More >
Adding security to a Joomla 3.1 template using JEXEC Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle Before we get into styling our Joomla 3.0 template, we will add the last piece of PHP code that we need, which is the checking of JEXEC variable. The concept of defining JEXEC hasn’t changed since Joomla 2.5. Simply put, JEXEC is a variable defined in your php files that prevents users on the web Read More >
How to change the Username and Password in Moodle Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The previous tutorial in the Getting Started with Moodle course was what to do when the username or password is lost. For security reasons, the Moodle administrator may want to change the Username and Password. This tutorial will explain how the username and password can be changed through the Moodle dashboard. Resetting the Moodle Admin Read More >
I forgot / How to reset Moodle 2.3 username or password Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The previous article in the Getting Started with Moodle course on how to log in to Moodle explained the login process. If you forgot the username and/or password for the Moodle administrator login, Moodle has a built in Forgotten your username or password? feature. This allows the administrator to obtain the username and password for Read More >
How to password protect a single file with htaccess Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell The .htaccess file is a powerful tool where many behind the scene things are handled. In addition to things such as forcing a specific url formatting, it can also help with access to certain pages. Many sites have members only areas of their websites. These are either coded to check against a database with languages Read More >
How to reset a database password within cPanel Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle There may be times that you need to reset a database password. For example, you may be resetting the password as a normal maintenance / security precaution. If you’re troubleshooting database connection errors, resetting your database password is a good step to take so you can be confident you are using the correct password. In Read More >
Joomla Password Failed: Super Administrator Password Reset Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle If you’re a Super Administrator in Joomla 3.0 and attempt to use the reset feature to reset your password, you’ll get the following error message: Notice Reset password failed: A Super Administrator can’t request a password reminder. Please contact another Super Administrator or use an alternative method. To resolve this issue, you can use phpMyAdmin Read More >
WordPress Security – Preventing Brute Force Attacks on Admin Login Updated on October 14, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor There has been an increasing trend of brute force attacks on WordPress websites, and we recommend following the steps in our WordPress wp-login.php brute force attack news update for steps to take to lock down and secure your WordPress installation. Why is WordPress targeted? WordPress is one of the one most widely used website solutions Read More >
Changing the regenerate password minimum time in Prestashop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell For security in Prestashop 1.5, you may want to change the minimum time required before the password can be regenerated. In order to set the Regenerate Password time option in PrestaShop 1.5, simply perform the following steps. To change the Regenerate password setting in PrestaShop 1.5: Log into your PrestaShop 1.5 dashboard. Using the top Read More >
How to edit Front Office security in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell After installing and configuring your PrestaShop 1.5 you may edit the Front Office security of your store. This changes a token that is attached to the cookie when visitors come to the site. To edit the Front Office security in PrestaShop 1.5: Log into your PrestaShop 1.5 dashboard Using the top menu bar, hover over Read More >
How to Change Your Joomla 2.5 Database Username and Password Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. Your Joomla 2.5 database username and password are stored in a file named configuration.php. If you’ve changed your database username and Read More >
Changing your Admin Password in Magento 1.6 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha Regularly changing your Magento 1.6 password helps to secure your Magento website. This gives hackers less of an opportunity to “guess” your password. Changing your admin password in Magento 1.6 is quite simple in the Magento Admin Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go to System ->> My Account Type in the new password Read More >
Joomla 2.5 ACL – Changing User Permissions based upon Article Category Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In previous articles, we covered Joomla 2.5 ACL Basics and learned about core permissions. We also created a user group labeled Read More >
Prevent passwords in Joomla 2.5 new user account activation emails Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. When registering for a new account in Joomla 2.5, the new user will be emailed a confirmation email, which will include Read More >
Joomla 2.5 ACL – Core Permissions Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In a previous article, we began discussing the basic fundamentals of Joomla 2.5 ACL, Access Control Lists. We covered that the Read More >
How to reset my OpenCart Admin Password Updated on November 15, 2021 by Carrie Smaha It can be hard to keep up with all the different passwords for your account. If you’ve forgot your admin password for OpenCart, you can reset the password in the database. You’ll have to use phpMyAdmin in cPanel to change the password to the admin account. Since you’ll be resetting the password to “password” it’s Read More >
Resetting your Zen Cart 1.5 Admin Password in PHPMyAdmin Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha If you forget your administrator login credentials for Zen Cart, you will need to reset it. The password reset will be done through PHPMyAdmin in cPanel. We cannot reset your password since Zen Cart is third party software. How to Reset your Zen Cart Admin Password Log into cPanel and go to phpMyAdmin Click on Read More >
What is a DDoS Attack? Updated on November 26, 2024 by Carrie Smaha A DDoS (distributed denial-of-service attack) is an attempt at rendering a server unreachable to its visitors. During a DDoS attack your website may become unreachable since the server is being flooded with bogus requests and cannot process the valid ones. Think of this example: Imagine someone prank calling your phone. It’s like a 1000 people Read More >
