Re: [PHP3] require

In article <4.3.1.0.20000607085138.00b152a0@mail.f-tech.net>, farber@f-tech.net (Paul Farber) wrote: > Hello again all > > New issue, using a require() file to 'hide' username and passwords for db > connects. > > Works fine if the required file is in the same dir, but pathing it out > generates a cannot read file error. I tried full path, relative path, > setting the include path in php.ini, nothing. The directory was chmod'd > 777 as well as the file. > > What's the secret to requiring a file that needs a path? Altering the include_path in your php.ini should do it... Unless SAFE_MODE is restricting your access... If you can chown the file to nobody, but leave it in your web-tree, and then chmod it 400 that might be sufficient... -- Richard Lynch | If this was worth $$$ to you, buy a CD US Customer Support Director | from one of the artists listed here: Zend Technologies USA | http://www.L-I-E.com/artists.htm http://www.zend.com | (this has nothing to do with Zend, duh!)