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Cleaning Up Repeated .htaccess Malware Infections
How to respond when malicious rewrite rules keep reappearing in <code>.htaccess</code> and simple file cleanup is not enough.
If suspicious rewrite rules keep returning to .htaccess, deleting them once is not a fix. It only proves that something else on the server still has write access and is restoring the payload.
What to Do First
- inspect every writable directory and upload entry point
- rotate hosting, FTP, and manager credentials
- check scheduled tasks and unknown PHP files
- review file permissions, especially in shared hosting environments
The real solution is to find the original reinfection path. Until that source is closed, .htaccess cleanup is only cosmetic.
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Preventing DirectResize from Touching TV and multiTV Images
How to keep DirectResize active for editor content images while excluding TV-based and multiTV-based uploads that should stay untouched.
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Clearing the Evolution CMS Cache Through the API or Cron
A safe way to trigger cache refresh from an external PHP file, scheduled task, or deployment script.