Joe C wrote:
> How can XML be more secure than PHP for storing passwords?

Well I qualified my remark by saying that the XML outside the webroot is
is superior to the in-php-script approach.

> I just don't see how that could be possible. I realize that if PHP is
> having issues it can display your stuff, but if that .htaccess file
> gets renamed the same thing can happen & you wouldn't notice that as
> easily as seeing PHP is broken for your site.

Given that the xml file in this case is in the web root, I agree with
you.  I also have to consider Stuart's point that the XML file in the
web root is a bad design, and it makes one wonder about the soundness of
the rest of the code.

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