Re: Hiding the source!

At 11:56 PM 8/17/00 +0800, Ben Heuer wrote: >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! ) Not at all. It's a serious concern especially if part of your code includes usernames and passwords to access MySQL Databases. My solution was to create a subdirectory and password protect it (the whole .htaccess thing) Then I would make PHP files that contained truly sensitive info and save them in that directory so they would not be accessable by web browsers unless they had that directory's password/username. You can, however, include those files in publically-available PHP scripts. For example, say your index.php file would access a database for info. I would have a chunk of the code put in a file called sql.php and save it in the secured directory. If you need more info, e-mail me. Good luck, Jeff Gannaway ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ Find the right art print for your home. * Search by artist, color, art style and subject. * Preview the art prints against your wall color. PopStreet.com is your avenue to art. http://www.popstreet.com ____________________________________________________________________________ ____