In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Grant Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >I think I know, but if I use a PHP script to pull data from a MySQL >table and render an HTML table, the "content" is hidden until the >page is rendered, correct? I'm planning on putting private data >online (name/dob/address), but having it only accessed when a person >enters a password protected page. The data is "safe" from prying >eyes as long as the page hasn't been rendered (not logged in). I >realize the issue of being on open networks and looking at the data, >but otherwise, a table that populated from a PHP script is otherwise >"hidden", correct? It's better than having raw data in a table as >part of the code, right? > >Thanks
I think I understand the question! You are asking "is the data available, if the page hasn't been accessed?" If you know MS Access, you can reach the data. But you can't reach MySQL data, you need to do it with some kind of script. The data exists only in the database, until a page is called. When the page is called, the data is added to it, and the page is passed to the site visitor. The page only exists whilst a visitor is fetching it. So, bearing in mind the usual caveats re security, the data will be safe. -- Pete Clark Sunny Andalucia http://hotcosta.com/Andalucia.Spain
