how has this happened

Hi all
just got a screen shot of whos online.......found guest in admincp

hows this happened?
what can i do about it?

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/3644/guest6vg8ly7bv.jpg

Guest wasn't in your acp, they were at the login. The typical acp login address for any forum is common knowledge to anyone who knows anything about vBulletin.

I read somewhere, where forum owners were being advised to rename their acp file to something only you would remember. I've not done this and don't know for sure what the long-term benefits and/or ramifications would be, if any.

thanks peggy

you're welcome mack.

Renaming your ACP directory is easy. It's as simple as renaming the folder via FTP the changing the name in /inc/config.php

ya that's the easy part. The hard part is remembering that you renamed it and doing it again when upgrade time comes :eek:

ya that's the easy part. The hard part is remembering that you renamed it and doing it again when upgrade time comes :eek:

Hehe.. I rename the admincp/ folder before I upload the new files. ;)

Hehe.. I rename the admincp/ folder before I upload the new files. ;)
so do I... when I remember! lol

You can also .htaccess protect it rather than rename it.

How Paul? What code would go in the file? and do we stick it in an existing .htaccess file or create an additional one?

Peggy. You would create a new .htaccess file. It would be place in the folder you are wanting to protect. So it would be placed in the admin folder in your forum directory.

Also you can do yours through your cpanel. It is setup to do .htaccess for you.

kewl. but what do I put in it?