Re: Hiding the source!

You can place source that you want to protect in a directory outside of the HTML path and link to it via an 'include' statement. This way, the source is not available to users accessing the system via http (because it is outside the path normally accessible to them) and after the script is processed, the source is not visible. Also, if you do not allow directory indexing in your server configuration, then a list of php files is not available to the casual http user (unless you allow ftp or some other insecure access to your web path). Thanks, Bob Lutz Ben Heuer wrote: > Hello, > > At the outset, I *love* PHP. I am new, but boy am I impressed with the sheer > simplicity of the language! > > Now, that said, I'd like to ask the gurus in here some questions. My seniors > tell me Java is the way to go because we can compile the code and hide the > source. He claims that this is a big drawback of PHp + CGI type > technologies. > > What do people usually say to counter these comments? What are the > tips/tricks to hide code in PHP and CGI? Any kind of encryption/decryption > at runtime? (Pls forgive me if this sounds stupid! ) > > Thanks a bunch in advance! > Ben > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net