they seem to think you do have SSH access: http://support.hostgator.com/articles/hosting-guide/lets-get-started/how-do-i-get-and-use-ssh-access#Reseller I'm not sure if you can install it locally via upload... Eric On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 10:34 PM, David Schwartz wrote: > It’s a shared (reseller) hosting account at HostGator. > > I can upload scripts and set them up to run under cron (via cPanel), but I > don’t have SSH access. > > -David > > > > On Nov 19, 2014, at 9:51 PM, Eric Cope wrote: > > can you install it locally? run it in userspace? > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 9:42 PM, David Schwartz < > newsletters@thetoolwiz.com> wrote: > >> Does anybody know of any scripts like tripwire that are designed to be >> installed on shared hosting accounts to alert you to unexpected changes? >> >> Tripwire works by taking an inventory of the folders and files you want >> to monitor. It then will do a scan periodically via a cron entry and >> compare the file signatures with those recorded previously, as well as the >> two sets of file lists. Any new, modified, or deleted files will be >> reported to you via email or something like that. >> >> Somebody hacked into one of my websites through an exploit on an old WP >> plugin that I neglected to update. I have no idea when it happened, but >> just learned about it last week. I don’t pay a lot of attention to most of >> my sites, so I thought it would make sense to install something like >> tripwire to look for unexpected changes. (Tripwire itself needs to be >> installed in the root and needs root access, AFAIK. Maybe not. Suggestions >> welcome!) >> >> -David >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >