Re: how to hide dbconnect file if its in published directory?

I usually have a directory called html where all my php files are and secure where any secure stuff (like db connects) reside. Then, all I do is include the file require('../secure/secure.inc'); Obviously html maps to a web server path but secure doesn't. Mark John Weaver wrote:

On Monday 09 July 2001 06:11 pm, Noah Spitzer-Williams wrote:

Hey guys, I come for advice once again. Say i have a file dbconnect.inc which connects to my database. Now if this file is located in a directory accessible for to the web is there anyway that if someone types in that file i can detect it being accessed, instead of included, and redirect them elsewhere? Thanks guys! - Noah

The best compromise I have seen is to name your file -> somefile.inc.php

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