Hi, Thanks for your replies.
I guess my question was more about any security issue of having the database username/password stored in a text file. And what do people consider best practice for this from a security point of view? Thanks Adam > -----Original Message----- > From: Octavian Rasnita [mailto:orasn...@gmail.com] > Sent: 16. februára 2015 17:10 > To: The elegant MVC web framework > Subject: Re: [Catalyst] Where best to store database connection > information? > > Catalyst uses Config::General to read .conf files. If Config::General is > configured with the option -UseApacheInclude, then you can use an apache > "include file.conf" in the .conf file to include another file from another > directory which is not saved by git. > > Or the option -IncludeDirectories can be also useful so all the files from the > given directory will be included. > > --Octavian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Schmidt" <davew...@gmx.at> > To: "The elegant MVC web framework" <catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk> > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 6:22 PM > Subject: Re: [Catalyst] Where best to store database connection > information? > > > > the catalyst configloader can load more then just one file. > > > > by default it loads "myapp.conf" > > > > if a file named "myapp_local.conf" exists it is loaded aswell. > > > > docs: > > https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/Catalyst-Plugin- > ConfigLoader/lib/Catalyst/Plugin/ConfigLoader/Manual.pod#Using-a-local- > configuration-file > > > > On 16 February 2015 at 15:42, Adam Witney <awit...@sgul.ac.uk> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I have a Catalyst / DBIx::Class application and I have been storing the > >> database connection parameters in a config file which is sourced using > >> MYAPP_CONFIG_LOCAL_SUFFIX. But this seems a bit of a security > problem > >> having the main password in a text file like this, especially if it goes > >> into git. > >> > >> Is there a recommended or best practice place to store database > >> connection information? > >> > >> Thanks for any help > >> > >> Adam > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk > >> Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst > >> Searchable archive: > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ > >> Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk > > Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst > > Searchable archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ > > Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk > Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst > Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ > Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ _______________________________________________ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/