In this tutorial I will show you the steps to easily protect a directory with a password using the .htaccess file. Step 1: Create .htaccess file The first thing you must do is to create a .htaccess file inside the directory that you want to…
1. Always update to the latest security release This does not mean that you must constantly update to every new Joomla version that comes out. If you use Joomla 1.5 and you are happy with it, don't update to Joomla 1.7 just because 1.7 is…