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System Administrator Guide
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In short, it is imperative to have the following directives set to the indicated values:
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extension = php_mysql.dll
extension = php_gd2.dll
allow_url_fopen = On
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In short, it is highly recommended to have the following directives set to the indicated values:
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register_globals = Off
magic_quotes_gpc = Off
allow_url_include = Off
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Thus, if you have access to a master MySQL account that can create other users, here's how you could do it using the command line:
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mysql -u USERNAME -p PASSWORD
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You could also use the following SQL query:
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mysql> USE mysql;
mysql> CREATE USER 'username'@'servername' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password';
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We need to allow this user to use the 'prestashop' database, and configure his rights at the same time. Here is a template for the SQL query to do that:
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mysql> GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, ALTER
> ON 'prestashop'.* TO 'new_user'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
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To achieve basic authentication on your admin folder, we need to add a .htaccess
file in that folder (for instance, /var/www/prestashop/admin
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AuthUserFile /var/www/.prestashop_admin
AuthName "Prestashop Admin Access"
AuthType Basic
Require valid-user
Options -Indexes
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Here is a sample content for the .prestashop_admin
file, with a login and a password:
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login1:$apr1$/wJeliK8$e9OzgRaVL8J8wSsFBXjor1
login2:$apr1$yV65Kqqz$cFt3sV2.Q7hhLRRUJDo5a/
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It is also possible to perform IP and domain restrictions using your .htaccess
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Order Allow, Deny
Deny from all
Allow from .myprestashop.com
Allow from 127.0.0.1
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However, you should not put this kind of directive:
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<LIMIT GET POST>
Require valid-user
</LIMIT>
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- Secure your back-office
- Rename your
/admin
folder after the PrestaShop installation. This is a must, and you actually cannot access your PrestaShop administration if you haven't performed that change. Make sure to pick a really unique name, ideally a mix of letter and number, such as "my4dm1n". - Protect your admin folder with the
.htaccess
and.htpasswd
files, or ask your web host to do it for you. - Do not let your browser keep traces of your password (cookie or any other helper).
- Pick a complex password, by mixing letters, numbers and even punctuation marks, such as "5r3XaDR#". You can and should use a password generator, such as PCTools's or GRC's.
- Rename your
- Securing your PHP installation
- See the required and recommended PHP settings, at the beginning of this very guide.
- Always delete the
/install
folder after having installed or updated PrestaShop - Always delete useless files from production server:
- all
readme_xx.txt
files. - the
CHANGELOG
file. - the
/docs
folder.
- all
Forbid access to your theme's files/templates, using a
.htaccess
file with the following content:Code Block html html <FilesMatch "\.tpl$"> order deny,allow deny from all </FilesMatch>
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- Enable MySQL's cache (or ask your web host to do it for you), and give it a high value (for instance, 256M).
- Do not forget to put the
$smarty->force_compile
to "false" when in production mode, either via thesmarty.inc.php
file or the back-office. - Whenever possible, use an opcode cache (or ask your web host to install one for you), in order to alleviate the server's processing load. PrestaShop is compatible with eAccelerator. Opcode means "operation code", and defines the compiled state of the dynamic files, which can processed faster.
If possible, split your static elements betweens different domains and sub-domains, in order to get parallel HTTP connexions. To put that in place, open the
/config/defines.inc.php
file and add these lines (adapted to your needs):Code Block html html if ( $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] != '127.0.0.1' ) { define( '_THEME_IMG_DIR_', 'http://img2.xxx.com/' ); define( '_THEME_CSS_DIR_', 'http://css.xxx.com/' ); define( '_THEME_JS_DIR_', 'http://js.xxx.com/' ); define( '_THEME_CAT_DIR_', 'http://img1.xxx.com/c/' ); define( '_THEME_PROD_DIR_', 'http://img1.xxx.com/p/' ); define( '_THEME_MANU_DIR_', 'http://img1.xxx.com/m/' ); define( '_PS_IMG_', 'http://img1.xxx.com/' ); define( '_PS_ADMIN_IMG_', 'http://img1.xxx.com/admin/' ); } else { define( '_THEME_IMG_DIR_', _THEMES_DIR_ . _THEME_NAME_ . '/img/' ); define( '_THEME_CSS_DIR_', _THEMES_DIR_ . _THEME_NAME_ . '/css/' ); define( '_THEME_JS_DIR_', _THEMES_DIR_ . _THEME_NAME_ . '/js/' ); define( '_THEME_CAT_DIR_', __PS_BASE_URI__ . 'img/c/' ); define( '_THEME_PROD_DIR_', __PS_BASE_URI__ . 'img/p/' ); define( '_THEME_MANU_DIR_', __PS_BASE_URI__ . 'img/m/' ); define( '_PS_IMG_', __PS_BASE_URI__ . 'img/' ); define( '_PS_ADMIN_IMG_', _PS_IMG_.'admin/' ); }
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