Re: Using the installshield vs manually

----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen" <stephen.edmonds5@btinternet.com> To: "Daniel Crompton" <dannycrompton@btopenworld.com> Cc: "Windows Helplist (PHP)" <php-windows@lists.php.net> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Using the installshield vs manually > It is not secure because it creates a php.ini file with default settings. It > is better to choose your own settings in php.ini to suit your website and > the enviroment it opperates it. It also uses default settings in your server > configuration, which sometimes is not the best way to do it. If you only use > the server for beta testing/development, install shield is fine on its own. > Otherwise, it is best to customise the php.ini and check the server settings > (Which is almosts as time consuming as just installing manually!). > > Stephen Hi Stephen Unfortunately knowing nothing about php i'm not sure what the risks are of having php.ini file with default settings. Why is this such a problem. What sort of issues should i be concerned about