Many people new to WordPress have to grasp how important it is for your own WordPress safety which you create copies of your site regularly. This can and often will help WordPress site owners avoid the pain of having your website disappear, with no viable copy or backup. Let's look at a few ways to avoid this doomsday scenario!
Finally, fix wordpress malware cleanup will tell you that there is not any htaccess from the directory. You may put a.htaccess file within this directory if you wish, and you can use it to control access to the wp-admin directory by IP address or address range. Details of how to do that are readily available on the net.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that your web host will have your back as far as WordPress copies go. Not always. It's been my experience that the hosting company may or might not be doing backups while they say they do. Why take that kind of chance?
Move your wp-config.php file one directory up from the WordPress root. WordPress will search for it there if it can't be found in the root directory. Additionally, nobody else will have the ability to read the document unless they have FTP or SSH access to your server.
Now we are getting into matters specific to WordPress. You must rename it to config.php and alter the file config-sample.php, when you install WordPress. You will need to deploy the database facts there.
However, I advise that you set up the Login LockDown plugin instead about his of any.htaccess controls. From being permitted after three failed login attempts from a specific IP address for one hour, login requests will stop. You can get into your admin panel while and yet you still have protection against hackers if you do so.