Hi David, I renamed the .htaccess file so it is not longer in play. So, is what is inside it relevant? Here is what it contained. Is it possible for an .htaccess file to “cache” at the server level so it is in play even though I renamed it?
# BEGIN iThemes Security
# BEGIN Hide Backend
# Rules to hide the dashboard
RewriteRule ^(/newsite/)?isoexpertin/?$ /newsite/wp-login.php [QSA,L]
# END Hide Backend
# BEGIN Tweaks
# Rules to block access to WordPress specific files
<files .htaccess>
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
</files>
<files readme.html>
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
</files>
<files readme.txt>
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
</files>
<files install.php>
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
</files>
<files wp-config.php>
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
</files>
# Rules to disable directory browsing
Options -Indexes
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
# Rules to protect wp-includes
RewriteRule ^wp-admin/includes/ – [F]
RewriteRule !^wp-includes/ – [S=3]
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !^(.*)wp-includes/ms-files.php
RewriteRule ^wp-includes/[^/]+\.php$ – [F]
RewriteRule ^wp-includes/js/tinymce/langs/.+\.php – [F]
RewriteRule ^wp-includes/theme-compat/ – [F]
# Rules to prevent php execution in uploads
RewriteRule ^(.*)/uploads/(.*).php(.?) – [F]
# Rules to block unneeded HTTP methods
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^(TRACE|DELETE|TRACK) [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ – [F]
# Rules to block suspicious URIs
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} \.\.\/ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^.*\.(bash|git|hg|log|svn|swp|cvs) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} etc/passwd [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} boot\.ini [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ftp\: [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} http\: [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} https\: [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*script.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} mosConfig_[a-zA-Z_]{1,21}(=|%3D) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode.*\(.*\) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^.*(%24&x).* [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^.*(127\.0).* [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^.*(globals|encode|localhost|loopback).* [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^.*(request|concat|insert|union|declare).* [NC]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^loggedout=true
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^action=jetpack-sso
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^action=rp
RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} !^.*wordpress_logged_in_.*$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^https://maps\.googleapis\.com(.*)$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ – [F]
</IfModule>
# END Tweaks
# END iThemes Security
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /newsite/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /newsite/index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
