<div>
Thanks for all of the replies. &nbsp;When setting up Wordpress I was just a little spooked that the config file could somehow be downloaded and read. &nbsp;I will read up on securing my installation further. &nbsp;I already have complex alpha numeric passwords for everything but I will look at further securing the installation on the Ubuntu server it resides on.
</div>


Thanks for all of the replies.  When setting up Wordpress I was just a little spooked that the config file could somehow be downloaded and read.  I will read up on securing my installation further.  I already have complex alpha numeric passwords for everything but I will look at further securing the installation on the Ubuntu server it resides on.

<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
I just set up my own Wordpress server on Ubuntu but I have a question. &nbsp;How can Wordpress be secure when the database username and password are easily accessible? &nbsp;Is there a way to protect this information so the site is not compromised? &nbsp;Mine is just a personal tennis blog but I still don't want it hacked.
</div>
</div>


I just set up my own Wordpress server on Ubuntu but I have a question.  How can Wordpress be secure when the database username and password are easily accessible?  Is there a way to protect this information so the site is not compromised?  Mine is just a personal tennis blog but I still don't want it hacked.

Securing Wordpress

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL for creating websites and blogs. Features include a plugin architecture, a template system and strong management, customization and search systems; through its dynamic presentation of content, webmasters have the flexibility to create websites easily.