Re: [PHP] PHP MySQL password

2001-01-30 Thread Michael Hall
One way to handle this is to put your password (along with any other database details) into a config file (eg. yoursite.cfg) and include/require this file in your script. The config file can then be stored outside the web tree, and referred to with an absolute path. Mick On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Eg

[PHP] PHP MySQL password

2001-01-30 Thread Egan
I know that ~.my.cnf with [client] password={mypass} is the recommended method of securing your MySQL password when using a shell command line to access MySQL. But what is the recommended method for MySQL password security via PHP? Is there some way to make it use the ~.my.cnf file? It se