I usually have a directory called html where all my php files are and 
secure where any secure stuff (like db connects) reside.  Then, all I do 
is include the file

require('../secure/secure.inc');

Obviously html maps to a web server path but secure doesn't.

Mark

John Weaver wrote:

>On Monday 09 July 2001 06:11 pm, Noah Spitzer-Williams wrote:
>
>>Hey guys,
>>
>>    I come for advice once again. Say i have a file dbconnect.inc which
>>connects to my database. Now if this file is located in a directory
>>accessible for to the web is there anyway that if someone types in that
>>file i can detect it being accessed, instead of included, and redirect them
>>elsewhere?
>>
>>Thanks guys!
>>
>>- Noah
>>
>
>The best compromise I have seen is to name your file -> somefile.inc.php
>

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