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For Wordpress, wp-config.php sits in web root and contains sensitive information relating to databases etc.

 

I've used .htaccess to forbid access. I've also read that I need to move the file above/below the web root.

 

Moving it to a subdirectory doesn't really seem secure. I've tried including the details from a directory outside  of (above, I think) public_html but Wordpress breaks and simply displays the included code as plain text (with all the sensitive details in plain sight mind you).

 

Any tips?

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