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Apache – Hide PHP Version (X-Powered-By)

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Applies: apache 1.3.x / apache 2.0.x Required apache module: mod-php4/mod-php5 Scope: php.ini Type: security

Description: How to hide the PHP version to remote requests. Useful: to not disclose un-needed information. As shown in Discover the web server software and version of a remote server anyone can find our valuable information from our apache server banner… This will show you how to suppress the PHP banner X-Powered-By.

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Hide Apache version from hackers

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A first line of defense in web application world is to hide as much info as possible from HTTP headers!

In this article we will see how easy it is to hide apache’s version number.

1. Keep a backup of file /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.

2. Open /etc/apache2/apache2.conf file for edit. For ubuntu users issue the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
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