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Safer WordPress with these .htaccess additions
# Don't show errors which contain full path diclosure (FPD)
# Use that line only if PHP is installed as a module and not per CGI
# try using a php.ini in that case.
# Change mod_php5.c to mod_php7.c if you are running PHP7
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
php_flag display_errors Off
</IfModule>
# Don't list directories
<IfModule mod_autoindex.c>
Options -Indexes
</IfModule>
# PROTECT install.php
# Uncomment or change to 'Allow from all' for install of WordPress
<Files install.php>
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from all
Satisfy all
</Files>
# Protect XMLRPC (needed for Apps, Offline-Blogging-Tools, Pingback, etc.)
# If you use that, these tools will not work anymore
<Files xmlrpc.php>
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
</Files>
# If you don't use the Database Optimizing and Post-by-Email features, turn off the access too:
<FilesMatch "(repair|wp-mail)\.php">
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>
# Prevent browser and search engines to request .log (e.g. WP DEBUG LOG) and .txt (e.g. plugins readme) files.
# Must be placed in /wp-content/.htaccess
<FilesMatch "\.(log|txt)$">
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>
# Hide WordPress, system & sensitive files
<FilesMatch "(^\.|wp-config(-sample)*\.php)">
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>
# Protect some other files
<FilesMatch "(liesmich.html|readme.html|license.txt|(.*)\.bak)">
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>
# Block the include-only files.
# Do not use in Multisite without reading the note in Codex!
# See: https://wordpress.org/support/article/hardening-wordpress/#securing-wp-includes
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^wp-admin/includes/ - [F,L]
RewriteRule !^wp-includes/ - [S=3]
# If you run multisite, comment the next line out (see note above)
RewriteRule ^wp-includes/[^/]+\.php$ - [F,L]
RewriteRule ^wp-includes/js/tinymce/langs/.+\.php - [F,L]
RewriteRule ^wp-includes/theme-compat/ - [F,L]
</IfModule>
# Set some security related headers
# See: http://de.slideshare.net/walterebert/die-htaccessrichtignutzenwchh2014 (GERMAN)
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
Header set X-Content-Type-Options nosniff
Header set X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block"
# The line below is an advanced method for a more secure configuration, please see documentation before usage!
# Introduction: https://scotthelme.co.uk/content-security-policy-an-introduction/
# http://www.heise.de/security/artikel/XSS-Bremse-Content-Security-Policy-1888522.html (German)
# Documentation: https://content-security-policy.com/
# Analysis: https://securityheaders.io/
# Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; img-src 'self' http: https: *.gravatar.com;"
</IfModule>
# Allow WordPress Embed
# https://gist.github.com/sergejmueller/3c4351ec29576fb441fe
<IfModule mod_setenvif.c>
SetEnvIf Request_URI "/embed/$" IS_embed
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
Header set X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN env=!REDIRECT_IS_embed
</IfModule>
</IfModule>
#Force secure cookies (uncomment for HTTPS)
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
# Header edit is requiring Apache 2.2.4 or above
# Header always edit Set-Cookie ^(.*)$ $1;HttpOnly;Secure
# For Apache lower than 2.2.4 you can use this:
# Header set Set-Cookie HttpOnly;Secure
# Source: https://geekflare.com/httponly-secure-cookie-apache/
</IfModule>
#Unset headers revealing versions strings
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
Header unset X-Powered-By
Header unset X-Pingback
Header unset SERVER
</IfModule>
# Filter Request Methods
# See: https://perishablepress.com/disable-trace-and-track-for-better-security/
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^(TRACE|DELETE|TRACK) [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [F,L]
</IfModule>
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robi052 commented May 8, 2023

Hi,

In cpanel server info see Apache Version | 2.4.57. Header always edit Set-Cookie ^(.*)$ $1;HttpOnly;Secure dont work, but work Header set Set-Cookie HttpOnly;Secure. But why and how remove set-cookie | PH_HPXY_CHECK=s1; path=/. When scan website on securityheaders.com or other websites see both line

  1. set-cookie | HttpOnly;Secure;SameSite=Strict
  2. set-cookie PH_HPXY_CHECK=s1; path=/

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