Using wordpress for a journal - How to restrict access to all but a mobile client?

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I'm looking to start keeping a journal for my life so i can archive events and tag them etc while at the same time making it as easy as possible for me to update (so I actually stick to using it). I use wordpress a lot and think it will fit the bill, but would like to restrict access to it as much as possible. I plan on using Apache directory allow/deny rules based on networks and domain names, but the one area I'd like to find a workaround for is making an exception for my iphone so i can make posts from it. I can't seem to find any dyndns clients that I can run on there to give me a static domain to make an exception for in Apache so I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction if they knew of anything else that may work.

PS- i know there is a remote publishing option using email that I could use, but that wouldn't be my first choice... a solid backup plan however.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 04 '11 at 15:58

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You can restrict access based on User agent, something like this:

SetEnvIf User-Agent "iPhone" let_me_in
<Directory /docroot>
    Order Deny,Allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from env=let_me_in
</Directory>

answered Oct 04 '11 at 15:58

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That would allow everyone with an iphone to access it .. I suggest http basic username/password authentication instead. – pjc50 Oct 04 '11 at 16:04
oh this is an interesting possibility... – S. Cobbs Oct 04 '11 at 17:33

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 05 '11 at 04:48

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Get a secure server using ssh and putty and jot down your notes with vim or something. If it needs to be private why bother hosting it on wordpress?

edited Oct 05 '11 at 04:48

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answered Oct 05 '11 at 04:18

organicit

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for tagging/taxonomy/searching sake, while staying easy enough to use so that updating it is a seamless process in my life. I'm not looking to use it to keep critical data secure, I just don't want irrelevant data flowing out to the net. I'm thinking the use case would be like this: "today i researched topic XYZ at work and found concerns with ABC " and "fixed the garage door. found a loose bolt and lack of grease which fixed it " this way when i remember having done something before i can quickly find out what happened when and build timelines – S. Cobbs Oct 05 '11 at 14:28

Using wordpress for a journal - How to restrict access to all but a mobile client?

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