Great thanks!

Ari Novikoff wrote:

>>SSL, configuring I-Bays (should we use I-Bays for that 
>>matter),.htaccess, mysql security! etc...
>>
> 
> 
> What I have noticed as of late is a strong push to use the /opt directory and 
> write a custom template fragment that aliases /opt/directoryname to a path in 
> the main URI.  
> 
> e.g. in Dan Brown's HOWTo for PHP 2.0, the directory /opt/phpBB is aliased as 
> www.yourdomain.com/phpBB.


I assume that /opt/phpBB is only readable to root?

Obviously using Darrell's howto's you can add SSL and what not!

What are the security benefits of doing this alias as apposed tto using 
an I=Bay?

Regards
Brandon Friedman
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