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Web Dev Question!

Posted by Alert Games on June 10, 2012, 2:11 p.m.

(Yes this has to do with what I'm doing with AG/LG)

So what is a good practice for storing the connection to the database file? How are websites typically set up?

So lets say I have a site called livegrenade.com ( :3 )

would it work like this on the server?

/public_html/livegrenade/index.php

and the connection:

/public_html/config.php

(the config would of course check to make sure it is included and not just linked)

Then call using, for example, ../config.php

let me know guise.

Comments

flashback 12 years, 10 months ago

You should be able to reference it with ../config.php, yes.

Alert Games 12 years, 10 months ago

Yeah, it seems like this is a good option so I can set FTP permissions to the site directory so they cant see the passwords if I don't want them to right?

flashback 12 years, 10 months ago

To hide them from other site developers or something? Or do you have public FTP on for the whole site?

Alert Games 12 years, 10 months ago

Let me try it. h/o a sec

EDIT: Yeah it looks like the user can only access that directory. That will work :D

poultry 12 years, 10 months ago

If they can run PHP, they can still get to your passwords.

sirxemic 12 years, 10 months ago

~~You can also just use one of the many PHP frameworks out there to ensure maintainability and make everything easier, basically.~~

EDIT: nvm, that was completely off-topic and I should just go to bed now.

Alert Games 12 years, 10 months ago

Well you have a point there but Im not sure that the site could afford that at this stage.

Everything works, but i started coding it since I began PHP, so it will need to be redone at some point. (its not written with OOP)

leemcd56 12 years, 10 months ago

Use MVP/OOP. Best option.

Astryl 12 years, 10 months ago

Put your config.php file in a subdirectory, and use a .htaccess file to block off outside access.