--- ".....hG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> While back I read in an article that placing UN and PASSwords in a PHP
> was not secure.

Well, that's very subjective. In a shared hosting environment, it
certainly does pose a risk. If you place it within document root (don't do
that), it poses a significant risk.

My favorite method of handling this is described at the end of this
article:

http://shiflett.org/articles/security-corner-mar2004

Hope that helps.

Chris

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