Title: Reducing Hacks?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Reducing Hacks?

 *  [azurewolf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/azurewolf/)
 * (@azurewolf)
 * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reducing-hacks/)
 * I was just wondering … Are there any files you should remove after you install?
   I know a lot of other programs (like MT) suggest you remove some config files(
   aka the current wp-config.php and install.php) from your site after installation
   to prevent someone coming in and hacking or messing with your program. I’m just
   asking, since, although I found the installation easy and well documented, that
   was the one point not mentioned in the readme.html nagging me…
    BTW, sweet program…
   I hope I can contribute and help make the WordPress community grow.

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 *  [Sushubh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sushubh/)
 * (@sushubh)
 * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reducing-hacks/#post-32153)
 * I believe WP is secure enough that no one can just rerun the files and mess up
   your blog. If it was not, believe me you would haev been warned!
    and I think
   it’s safe to remove the install/upgrade + files related to upgrading from other
   blogging tools. but since I upgrade to a new nightly every other day… who cares
   about removing these files everytime I upgrade. 🙂
 *  [TechGnome](https://wordpress.org/support/users/techgnome/)
 * (@techgnome)
 * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reducing-hacks/#post-32177)
 * I wouldn’t recommend removing wp-config.php…. that holds your current DB & connection
   info…. but you could remove the wp-config-sample.php file. Anything with install
   or upgrade could probably be removed, as well as any docs you don’t need (or 
   have a copy of locally).
    I basically did the samething on my site when I published
   it live and have not had any problems. TG
 *  Thread Starter [azurewolf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/azurewolf/)
 * (@azurewolf)
 * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reducing-hacks/#post-32226)
 * Appreciate the comments … they all sound like good ideas. Wonder if some of them
   should be official, and included in the readme.html?
    Cheers! AW

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [azurewolf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/azurewolf/)
 * Last activity: [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reducing-hacks/#post-32226)
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