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config/settings.inc.php

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You will hopefully find this site is well-secured and I'm not interested in being hacked. I'm interested in learning about how people try to hack me, though.

What is this endpoint?

config/settings.inc.php

phpMyAdmin

What an attacker could do

This phpMyAdmin or PrestaShop configuration file contains database hostnames, usernames, and passwords, granting an attacker direct database access if disclosed.

How to defend it

Store configuration outside the web root or deny direct access via web server rules, set restrictive file permissions, and never serve .php source as plaintext.

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