The script won't show everyone the DB credentials. The script simply assigns the variables. Nothing more.
Darren L. VanBuren ===================== http://oks.tumblr.com/ On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 10:45, Michael Daly <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] wrote: >> Michael Daly <[email protected]> writes: >>> Why not put the server URL into AdminSettings.php where all the other >>> maintenance script info goes? No sense using LocalSettings.php for nothing. > > >> Say, can I put the AdminSettings contents into LocalSettings and thus >> not need to maintain an extra file? > > AdminSettings.php is a standalone file that contains very little. > LocalSettings.php is part of a larger program (the whole wiki) and is > dependent on other files. > > Running a maintenance script does not require running the wiki. > > Two different things, two different files. > > BTW - since AdminSettings.php contains the DB user and password, it's > not a bad idea to keep it hidden unless it's actually required. Rename > it, move it to another directory, whatever - just don't leave it exposed > to the web. > > Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
