MOD_REWRITE OVERVIEW
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/guide-url-rewriting
http://www.jeffdarlington.com/tag/mod_rewrite/

LINUX SECURE CONFIG
http://aymanh.com/tips-to-secure-linux-workstation

PHP SECURE CONFIG
http://aymanh.com/checklist-for-securing-php-configuration

MOD_REWRITE SCRIPTS FOR APACHE
SIMPLEST SET OF RULES
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#Turn on mod_rewrite
RewriteEngine On
RewriteOptions inherit
RewriteLog “/var/log/httpd/rewrite_log”

# Prevent harmful binary execution through injection
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)chmod(.*) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)chown(.*) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)wget(.*) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)cmd(.*) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)cd%20(.*) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)scp(.*) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)curl(.*) [OR]

# Disable TRACE & TRACK methods
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} TRACE [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} TRACK [OR]

# Redirect objectional persons to the bit bucket
RewriteRule ^.* – [F,L]

#Turn on mod_rewrite
RewriteEngine On
RewriteOptions inherit
RewriteLog w3g_rewrite_log

#Disable command line hacks via XSS scripting w/ vulnerable PHP options & includes
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)chmod(.*) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)chown(.*) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)wget(.*) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)cmd(.*) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)cd%20(.*) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)scp(.*) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)curl(.*) [OR]

#Disable TRACE & TRACK methods
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} TRACE [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} TRACK [OR]

#Other hack prevention, mostly windows-based
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)/winnt/system32/(.*) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)/winnt/system/(.*) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)/windows/system32/(.*) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)/windows/system/(.*) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)/cmd.exe[$|?(.*)] [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)/scripts/root.exe[$|?(.*)] [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)/msadc/root.exe[$|?(.*)] [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)\..(.*) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)/admin.dll[$|?(.*)] [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)/msadcs.dll[$|?(.*)] [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)/ext.dll[$|?(.*)] [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (.*)/.(.*) [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)/php.exe[$|?(.*)] [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} (.*)|(.*) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (.{255,}) [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (.{127,}) [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} [x00-x1f]+ [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}?%{QUERY_STRING} [x7f|xff]+

#Rewrite offending persons to forbidden page
RewriteRule (.*) [F]

# Stop bad bots/spiders
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^BlackWidow [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Bot mailto:craftbot@yahoo.com [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^ChinaClaw [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Custo [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^DISCo [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Download Demon [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^eCatch [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^EirGrabber [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^EmailSiphon [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^EmailWolf [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Express WebPictures [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^ExtractorPro [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^EyeNetIE [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^FlashGet [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^GetRight [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^GetWeb! [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Go!Zilla [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Go-Ahead-Got-It [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^GrabNet [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Grafula [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^HMView [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} HTTrack [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Image Stripper [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Image Sucker [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Indy Library [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^InterGET [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Internet Ninja [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^JetCar [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^JOC Web Spider [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^larbin [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^LeechFTP [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Mass Downloader [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^MIDown tool [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Mister PiX [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Navroad [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^NearSite [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^NetAnts [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^NetSpider [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Net Vampire [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^NetZIP [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Octopus [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Offline Explorer [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Offline Navigator [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^PageGrabber [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Papa Foto [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^pavuk [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^pcBrowser [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^RealDownload [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^ReGet [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^SiteSnagger [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^SmartDownload [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^SuperBot [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^SuperHTTP [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Surfbot [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^tAkeOut [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Teleport Pro [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^VoidEYE [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Web Image Collector [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Web Sucker [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebAuto [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebCopier [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebFetch [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebGo IS [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebLeacher [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebReaper [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebSauger [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Website eXtractor [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Website Quester [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebStripper [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebWhacker [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebZIP [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Wget [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Widow [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WWWOFFLE [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Xaldon WebSpider [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Zeus
RewriteRule ^.* – [F,L]