Security: moving files and folders out of the public directory
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:19 am
Version of script: 3.2.2
What terms did you try when SEARCHING for a solution: public folder, non-public, security
Currently, all my HESK files are in the /public_html folder. For security, I would like to move as many files and folder as possible to a non-publicly accessible location, outside of the public web folder.
Can this be done with the current code base? If not, would accomplishing this require significant modification to the code, or would the required modifications be relatively minor?
For example, my current set up is:
I would like the file arrangement to be:
What terms did you try when SEARCHING for a solution: public folder, non-public, security
Currently, all my HESK files are in the /public_html folder. For security, I would like to move as many files and folder as possible to a non-publicly accessible location, outside of the public web folder.
Can this be done with the current code base? If not, would accomplishing this require significant modification to the code, or would the required modifications be relatively minor?
For example, my current set up is:
Code: Select all
/public_html
/mysite
/support <--- HESK's root folder
index.php
/admin
/attachments
/cache
/cron
/css
/inc
/js
/language
/themeI would like the file arrangement to be:
Code: Select all
/non_public
/mysite
/support <--- HESK's root folder for NON-publicly accessible files
/admin
/attachments
/cache
/cron
/inc
/language
/theme
/public_html
/mysite
/support <--- HESK's root folder, publicly-accessible files only
index.php
/css
/js