Aietra wrote:
Does WP run off Apache? Because once or twice, I've logged in and been given someone else's session, and my Dad, who works in IT, told me it's a known bug with something called Apache, and that there's a patch to fix it. Will getting a new server fix it?
It is Apache Web server, yeah.
The session glitch may be caused by your ISP caching cookies at their HTTP proxy. Someone else on WP uses the same ISP you use, so both of you are served by the same proxy. The proxy is pretty dumb and it wants to cache all traffic. So you are getting someone else's cookie, or vice versa. The WP logon info is stored in a cookie, which is how WP remembers your login so you don't need to log in every time you visit.
That particular proxy misconfiguration can be a pretty serious security breach. Imagine if this had happened on a Web mail site? You could read someone else's mail, or they could read yours. (It can't happen on online banking sites or e-commerce sites, because they are SSL encrypted https://)