Title: Security- separated databases
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Security- separated databases

 *  [Copywrite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/copywrite2012/)
 * (@copywrite2012)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-separated-databases/)
 * Hi all
    I have wordpress installed on my server as a cms. I also have a php application
   and php pages that are included in the archive.php and index.php wordpress pages
   in my theme but which use a different database to store information given by 
   users (and a separate admin system). What security measures should I take to 
   ensure that having wp on the same server is secure? Or is it ok? Thank you in
   advance

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 *  [Emil Uzelac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emiluzelac/)
 * (@emiluzelac)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-separated-databases/#post-1840434)
 * I think that’s fine.
 *  Thread Starter [Copywrite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/copywrite2012/)
 * (@copywrite2012)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-separated-databases/#post-1840587)
 * Thanks for the reassurance because I have heard that you must be very careful
   when using worpdress, so I can now sleep sound in the knowledge that my database
   is safe from hack via wordpress?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-separated-databases/#post-1840589)
 * You have to be careful running ANYTHING on your server. It’s rarely WordPress.
   Make sure your server is secure and you’ll be fine.
 *  Thread Starter [Copywrite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/copywrite2012/)
 * (@copywrite2012)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-separated-databases/#post-1840594)
 * Thanks for the answer Ipstenu, I have ok mysql skills, do I have to get a system
   administrator to manage security on the server (it is a dedicated server from
   mediatemple)or can I do it myself with a bit of poking around google?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-separated-databases/#post-1840603)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress)
   is a good start. But basically you want to make sure you use good passwords, 
   have separate SQL IDs (that is don’t use the same ID you use for FTP etc as the
   one you use in your WP-config.php file to access your database), and follow good
   security practices. SSH and SFTP vs telnet and FTP, etc etc.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-separated-databases/#post-1840603)
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