> At 12:31 PM 6/23/2004, Jeremy Kitchen wrote:
[snip]
>>phpmyadmin (http://phpmyadmin.sf.net) makes working with mysql very easy
>> :)
>
> that it does, but it can also lower your effective security, by creating
> Yet Another Thing To Crack.
>
chmod -R ugo-rwx phpmyadmin/
safety first! ;-) I keep it in a directory that is inside a management
script tree and is secured with Apache's basic username/password auth too.
phpmyadmin is a *great* tool for basic db stuff and editing the occasional
field. Much easier than doing the queries by hand.
-Bill
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