Re: The noob is back! About this directory security...

"Brett Lathrope" <brett@lathrope.com> wrote in message news:GIEPINKEEENLDFEMKDFNCEBJDDAA.brett@lathrope.com... > > I want to thank everyone that helped me with phpMyAdmin suggestions. It > took me 6 and a half hours to get it to work, but I got it to work! LOL! > You guys have no idea how confusing the configuration file is for some that > is new to php and doesn't know unix. > > And that leads me to my question. > > I have a directory where I put phpMyAdmin, how to I keep everyone out but > me...yet still be able to access it myself. You can use .htaccess to secure your directory with a user/pass. http://www.google.com/search?q=htaccess+tutorial > > Also, when I create my PHP scripts to access this database (which I've > actually done) I want to put them in a directory that is safe from prying > eyes but usable by those coming in through the browser (if that makes > sense). Not quite sure what you mean. If you mean people aren't allowed to read your code: surprise, that's not possible given your PHP configuration is set up correctly. > > You guys keep talking about this chmod command...but I'm using WS-FTP LE and > all I get is Owner, Group, and Other with the options to set Read, Write and > Execute for each. That is pretty much what chmod does. I think it will become clearer if you read some about chmod. http://www.google.com/search?q=chmod+tutorial > > And I've read that I should be 2 directories down? Don't believe everything they tell you. (More seriously: I have no idea what you mean by that.) > > Thanks guys. > > Brett >