php -S (built-in dev server) ignores .htaccess and .user.ini entirely.
The POST Content-Length limit was still 8M from /etc/php/php.ini.
Pass upload_max_filesize=512M, post_max_size=520M, memory_limit=256M,
max_execution_time=300, max_input_time=300 directly on the CLI.
- checkbox-list.php: support $required prop → adds required + aria-required on fieldset
- add.php: languages checkbox now marked required (matches server-side validation)
- partage/index.php: same for student form
- admin.css: dashed border on required inputs, bold labels, red asterisk via :has(), "Champs obligatoires" note
- Both forms now show "* Champs obligatoires" note at top
Server-side required fields = titre, auteurice, synopsis, année, orientation, ap, finality, languages (≥1), access_type_id, confirmation_email. All now have required attribute + visual asterisk.
- add hidden student_mode field in add.php form
- pass mode=student through redirect to thanks.php in formulaire.php
- thanks.php renders clean student thank-you page (no header, centered button)
- add CSS for .thanks-student-page, .btn-new-form, .thanks-success, .thanks-error
- admin auth always required; student mode is purely UI variant on the physical machine
- Created /templates for main site (header.php, footer.php)
- Created /templates/admin for admin section (head.php, footer.php)
- Removed /public/includes and /public/admin/inc
- Updated all references in code and docs
- Tests passing ✅
Cleaner separation: /public only contains web-accessible files (PHP entry points + assets)
- lib/AdminAuth.php: new class with requireLogin(), login(), logout(),
isAuthenticated(); starts session with hardened cookie params
(HttpOnly, SameSite=Strict, Secure, Path=/admin) — also resolves
item #8 (session cookie hardening)
- requireLogin() auto-authenticates from nginx Basic Auth credentials
($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']) so the user only sees one browser prompt;
falls back to /admin/login.php if the proxy is absent/misconfigured
- config/admin_credentials.php: gitignored credential store; define
ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH with a bcrypt hash to enable PHP auth
- config/admin_credentials.example.php: template for the above
- config/bootstrap.php: auto-loads admin_credentials.php if present
- .gitignore: exclude config/admin_credentials.php
- public/admin/login.php: fallback login form (shown only when nginx
Basic Auth is bypassed / proxy absent)
- public/admin/logout.php: session destruction + redirect to login
- All 7 admin PHP files: replace session_start() with
AdminAuth::requireLogin() (defence-in-depth behind nginx Basic Auth)
- public/admin/inc/head.php: Déconnexion button when ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH
is defined
- nginx/PHP_AUTH_LAYER.md: documents dual-auth architecture, UX flow,
and setup instructions
- docs/TODO.SECURITY.md: items #2 and #8 moved to Resolved; priority
order updated (all CRITICAL done)
Items resolved:
- #3 (HIGH): Move file uploads outside webroot to STORAGE_ROOT (/var/www/posterg/storage).
Uploads were previously stored in public/admin/actions/data/ which is web-accessible.
- #4 (HIGH): Align file paths and add media.php controller.
DB paths are now storage-relative (theses/YEAR/ID/file, covers/file).
New public/media.php serves files with path-traversal jail, MIME allow-list,
and proper caching headers. memoire.php and search.php updated to use /media.php?path=.
Also fixed: cover images were never recorded in thesis_files (broken INSERT).
- #5 (HIGH): RateLimit::getClientIdentifier() now uses REMOTE_ADDR only.
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR and HTTP_CLIENT_IP are attacker-controlled headers that
allowed unlimited rate-limit bypass by rotating spoofed IPs.
- #6 (HIGH): Port public/admin/.htaccess security rules to nginx/posterg.conf.
Apache .htaccess directives are silently ignored by nginx; none were active.
CSP added to /admin/ location block, .log file denial added globally,
autoindex off made explicit. Documented in nginx/HTACCESS_TO_NGINX.md.
Supporting changes:
- config/bootstrap.php: add STORAGE_ROOT constant
- nginx/SECURITY_HEADERS.md: updated to reflect admin CSP and pending public CSP
- docs/TODO.SECURITY.md: items #3-6 moved to resolved; priority order updated
