If you’ve been hacked

1. Upgrade to the latest version of WordPress.
2. Make sure there are no backdoors or malicious code left on your system. This will be in the form of scripts left by the hacker, or modifications to existing files. Check your theme files too.
3. change FTP config permissions to 644
4. Change your passwords after upgrading and make sure the hacker didn’t create another user.
5. Edit your wp-config.php and change or create the SECRET_KEY definition. It should look like this, but do not use the same key or it won’t be very secret, will it?

define(’SECRET_KEY’, ‘1234567890′ );

Check your .htaccess file in the root of you blog. A simple version of it should look like this:

# BEGIN WordPress
<ifmodule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</ifmodule>
# END WordPress

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We’re not going to go into full detail with regards to that, but will highlight  some of the modification and plugins  made there.

First one, which i thought was really useful for sobi2. It’s a view more listing plugin within a category, build upon Jquery scroller. This plug-in allows users to view other listing within there details page based upon the details page location. So if a listing sits in a certain state, only those listing will show.(As per image below) Once the arrow is clicked only then is a new instance fetched. This way all response times and headers sent remain  small and you don’t end up with unnecessary query’s and slow responses.

Second effect which is great is the Google like  style listing arranger. This allows users to remove listing from the list so that there favourites show, or add them to there favourits in there control panel. All sessions are stored either by user details or for non registerd users in cookies. Once again this function is also build upon Jquery.

Third plug-in is a slick version of a Jquery slimbox running Google maps in. Now i know you are all saying, that this has being done before, but this version only deploys the map function ( header fetch) once the map button has being clicked. This means that the map does not load in the details template only on submit, which once again reduces response time.

Now you’re asking the BIG question, will these plugins be available for download? YES they will be. The guys have informed me that once development on there site is complete ( In process of converting to joomla 1.5.x ) they will post updated versions of these plugins and give strict instructions on how to upload and implement them.  Look Forward to it Guys.

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1. A Ftp Client - FireFTP
Uploading files to your shared hosting account is a common bottleneck in the web development process. It is thus important to minimize programs used and make sure they include all the functions possible. FireFTP is a FireFox add-on that allows you to manage your files through an FTP client in one tab and preview the changes on your site in the other tab. This is integrated web development and will save you much time and sanity.

2. A Text Editor - EditPlus
According to us there are two types of text editors – the overly complicated and the too simple. EditPlus fits in somewhere in between as it has the simple design like Notepad but still comes with cool features like color coding, tabbing and pre-selecting of script language. For example - if you do not finish a piece of code correctly it will show much clearer as the color changes.

3. An Image Editor – Photoshop
While the two tools above are free to download, Photoshop isn’t. But we are going to assume that you actually can afford to buy PS and go ahead and recommend it as the third and final tool. With the text editor you get to define the web design by building stylesheet. An image editor however, is necessary to create the site’s graphic elements, such as buttons, headers, logo etc.

Using Photoshop you can even create the complete web design for your site, slice it up with the slice-tool and save it as both images and html.

These were three tools required to build a website - a FTP client, a text editor and an image editor. Now you have everything you need to program in javascript, PHP, Html or any letter based script language. You can build the web design, upload the image files to your and then apply them to appropriate div tag in the stylesheet.

This is your toolbox.

This specific demo will show you how to set it up using joomla 1.5 and Sobi2. I’ve attached the files to be downloaded from here.

Firstly you need to download the Font file and Capctha file ( Download Here: Captcha (72) ) ( This script is built of the one from Simon Jarvis ).  Copy these two files into your root folder. Then open your details template  “sobi2.details.tmpl” and copy and paste the code below. ( please note if you wish to use this function else where, you can ignore the sobi2.details.tmpl and add the form to your component of choice.

For Sobi2 Only ( Testing done in legacy mode )

$link = sefRelToAbs(”index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid={$catid}&sobi2Id={$mySobi_id}&Itemid=2″);
$task = mosGetParam( $_REQUEST, ‘task’, ” );
$mySobi_id = $mySobi->id ;

switch ($task) {
case 'email' :
emaillisting($mySobi_id);
}

function emaillisting($mySobi_id) {
global $database, $mainframe;
global $mosConfig_live_site, $mosConfig_mailfrom, $mosConfig_fromname;

$directory_email = mosGetParam( $_POST, ‘directory_email’, ” );
$directory_name = mosGetParam( $_POST, ‘directory_name’, ” );
$v_firstname = mosGetParam( $_POST, ‘name’, ” );
$v_email = mosGetParam( $_POST, ‘email’, ” );
$v_telephone = mosGetParam( $_POST, ‘telephone’, ” );
$v_comments = mosGetParam( $_POST, ‘comments’, ” );
$v_province = mosGetParam( $_POST, ‘province’, ” );
$number = intval( mosGetParam( $_POST, ‘number’, 0 ) );
$othernumber = intval( mosGetParam( $_POST, ‘othernumber’, 0 ) );
$sum = intval( mosGetParam( $_POST, ’sum’, 0 ) );
$DIRECTORY_CONTACT_LETTER=(”
Name: %s

Email: %s

Telephone: %s

Province: %s

Message: %s”);
$query_text = sprintf($DIRECTORY_CONTACT_LETTER, $v_firstname, $v_email, $v_telephone, $v_province, $v_comments, $mosConfig_fromname );

//$session =& JFactory::getSession(’captcha_word’);
$session =& JFactory::getSession();
$code = $session->get(’captcha_word’);
if(($code == $_POST['captcha_word']) && (!empty($code)) ) {

$success = mosMail( $email, $mosConfig_fromname , $directory_email, “yourdomain.com Website Enquiry”, $query_text, 0, null,null,null,$v_email,$v_firstname );
$success = mosMail( $email, $mosConfig_fromname , $mosConfig_mailfrom, “Copy of yourdomain.com Website Enquiry for ” . $directory_name, $query_text, 0, null,null,null,$v_email,$v_firstname );

mosRedirect(”index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&sobi2Id=$mySobi_id”, “Message sent successfully..”);

} else {
mosRedirect(”index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&sobi2Id=$mySobi_id”, “Message sending failed. Please insert the correct details in security box..”);
}

}

?>

Then you need to add the form of your choice, here is one that we made. ( change the fields to suit your needs )

<form id=”enquire” onsubmit=”alert(document.getElementById(’id_one’).value); return false;” action=”<?php echo sefRelToAbs( ‘index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&sobi2Id=’. $mySobi->id ); ?>”
method=”post” name=”emailForm” target=”_top” id=”emailForm”><label class=”style6″>Name:</label><br />
<input name=”name” type=”text” size=”20″ />
<br />
<label class=”style6″>Email:</label><br />
<input name=”email” type=”text” size=”20″ />
<br />
<label class=”style6″>Telephone number:</label><br />
<input name=”telephone” type=”text” size=”20″ />
<br />
<label class=”style6″>Province:</label><br />
<input type=”text” name=”province” id=”province” />
<br />
<label class=”style6″>Message:</label><br />
<textarea name=”comments” cols=”30″ rows=”5″></textarea>
<br />
<img src=”CaptchaSecurityImages.php” />
Security Code:
<input id=”captcha_word” name=”captcha_word” type=”text” />
<br />
<input type=”submit” name=”Submit” value=”Submit” />
<input type=”hidden” name=”task” value=”email” />
<input type=”hidden” name=”directory_email” value=”<?php echo $mySobi->customFieldsData['field_email']; ?>” />
<input type=”hidden” name=”directory_name” value=”<?php echo $mySobi->customFieldsData['field_contact_person']; ?>” />
<input type=”hidden” name=”number” value=”<?php echo $number; ?>” />
<input type=”hidden” name=”othernumber” value=”<?php echo $othernumber; ?>” />
</form>

If you wish to use the code above you need to alter it a bit to suit the component needs. The basics you will need is a simple function and a form:

function form () {
global $database, $mainframe;

//$session =& JFactory::getSession(’captcha_word’);
$session =& JFactory::getSession();
$code = $session->get(’captcha_word’);
if(($code == $_POST['captcha_word']) && (!empty($code)) ) {

echo “Great Success, very nice”;

} else {
echo “wrong code”;
}

}

?>

Please don’t forget to add your form. The jfactory frame works had to be added to the function in order to make it work. For Joomla 1.5 sessions work differently to Joomla 1.0.

Feel free to use our forum for support, Snake and the moderaters will assist there.

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