Time for action – how to delete the install folder

This is probably the quickest and easiest way to do it:

1. Press the Windows key and hit E once. This will bring up a new Explorer window.

2. In the address bar, type ftp://yourdomain.com and hit Enter/Return.

3. Enter your FTP username and password.

4. Find the install folder. It is nice and prominent, near the top, under the img folder.

5. Right-click on it and select Delete. That’s it. Don’t close the FTP window, and read on.

What just happened?

Without the PrestaShop installation files, nobody can run the installation process again. So we just prevented anyone with a little bit of knowledge from reinstalling over our PrestaShop and causing us to have a bad day. Next we will take another precaution to protect our new shop.

Renaming the admin folder

The admin folder holds all the web pages and PHP code that allows you to manage your shop. Almost any customization or configuration that you will make using your control panel, including the ability to log in, relies on this folder and the knowledge of its location. So you obviously you don’t want any Tom, Dick, and Harry sitting on their PC at www.yourdomain.com/admin trying to guess your password. And anybody who knows anything about e-commerce software knows that the default folder name for such functions is often admin. So we will now name it something more secret and personal.