Thank you I got it working good deal
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"Tom Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Yes that is correct. On a security point of view therer is something
> extra you can do.. when using require you can require files that are
outside
> the web tree...by this I mean are not accessible thru the internet. So if
> you site was in /home/web then you could setup a directory, say
> /home/web_vars and in this put these kind of files.
>
> In the require statement you just then simple put in the full path, eg
> require("/home/web_vars/vars.php");
>
> The advantage of doing this is security When the file with such sensitive
> information is included in the web tree then there are (admittedly
limited)
> possible scenarios in which this could be compramised. It is generally
> accepted that it is sensible to avoid putting such information in the web
> tree.
>
> Hope I've been clear, let me know if you need any more advice.
>
> > so in var.php i will put something like this
> >
> > $db="mydatabse";
> > $username="myusername";
> > $password="mypassword";
> >
> >
> > and so on?
> >
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> > "Seb Frost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > chuck all the common variables in var.php
> > >
> > > then just put
> > >
> > > <?php
> > > require("var.php");
> > > ?>
> > >
> > > - seb
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: CrossWalkCentral [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: 19 August 2001 03:18
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: [PHP-DB] Include
> > >
> > >
> > > OK here is one for you folks that know what you are doing.
> > >
> > > I am making a script and I have about 5 php files in it. That have
alot
> of
> > > the same system variables can I create one file with these settings in
> it
> > > and if so any one want to give me some hints on this
> > >
> > > thanks again.
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