WHMCS w/ Wordpress - in subfolder or subdomain?

[Ardee]

I am using Wordpress as the CMS for my website to resell hosting with WHMCS installed in a sub-folder of root domain .. like: http://<website>.com/customers'>http://<website>.com/customers

 

In this case, how real is the threat of WHMCS getting compromised because wordpress is prone to hacker attacks?

 

Should I instead insall WHMCS on http://customers.<website>.com ? If I go that route, how would I handle single signon of customers between both applications?

 

Or, I should simply:

1. make a static website at http://<website>.com

2. make a blog on http://<website>.com/blog

3. Install WHMCS on http://customers.<website>.com

 

I am starting out and any help on this foundational question will help a lot. Thanks in advance for caring to answer.

[WHMCS Chris]

Hello,

 

Your billing system should be completely isolated from anything else. Ideally on it's own server. However if you must share the space, I recommend putting it it's own account (ie: subdomain). In regards to single signon - Why would they be signing into on your WordPress?

[R-n-R]

Hello,

 

In regards to single signon - Why would they be signing into on your WordPress?

 

I use WordPress as my mine site. And I have it on a totally different server separate from WHMCS which is on a VPS all to its on as a subdomain, all for security reasons. I personally can't think of a reason you would have some one login to WordPress that is one of your customers. Unless you are setting up some sort of membership site removed from WHMCS.

[Ardee]

So wordpress plugins like WHMCS Bridge (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/whmcs-bridge/) are not useful then? Because they provide WHMCS experience within the ambit of wordpress look and feel?