{"id":5421,"date":"2016-09-30T06:50:10","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T06:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/?p=5421"},"modified":"2021-02-02T11:30:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T11:30:18","slug":"disable-phpinfo-shared-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/disable-phpinfo-shared-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"How to disable phpinfo(); in a shared hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some server administrators may choose to disable the PHP function <a href=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/how-to-view-php-settings-using-a-phpinfo-page\/\">phpinfo()<\/a> for security purposes, because it shows information which can be used to compromise the server that your site is operating on.<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here are the steps to disable it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SSH to server as a rootuser<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Edit the php.ini file.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"space1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"command-sh\">\n<pre>disable_functions = phpinfo<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"space1\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">OR we can do the same within <a href=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/http-https-redirection-using-htaccess-file\/\">.htaccess<\/a> file by adding the following line:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"space1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"command-sh\">\n<pre>php_value disable_functions phpinfo<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"space1\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Same way we can disable other php functions in PHP.ini file:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"space1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"command-sh\">\n<pre>disable_functions = \"show_source, system, shell_exec, passthru, exec, \r\nphpinfo, popen, proc_open, allow_url_fopen\"<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"space1\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So this is all you have to do,\u00a0Also read about<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/warning-phpinfo-has-been-disabled-for-security-reasons\/\">Warning: Phpinfo() Has Been Disabled For Security Reasons<\/a>.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please Give your opinion below if you experience any issues or to discuss your ideas and experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some server administrators may choose to disable the PHP function phpinfo() for security purposes, because it shows information which can be used to compromise the server that your site is operating on. 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