Executive Summary:
Installing and operating a WordPress blog is so easy that you can do it without needing to know much about what’s going on behind the scenes, especially if you use a hosted service that provides the Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP) underpinning, as many people do. Lots of bloggers use WordPress, and, consequently, lots of hackers scrutinize it for security vulnerabilities. Fortunately, you can take a number of simple steps, covered here, to significantly reduce your exposure when using popular third-party scripts such as WordPress. |
On the surface it’s simple: Install WordPress, change a few settings, select a theme, and you’re up and running with a full-featured, professional-looking blog. Installing and operating a WordPress blog is so easy that you can do it without really needing to know much about what’s going on behind the scenes. Even for Windows professionals who don't have much experience with a Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP) platform, setting up and managing a WordPress blog is hardly intimidating, especially if you use a hosted service that provides the LAMP underpinning, as many people do. . . .
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