mail wrote:
Hi
My webhost advises against creating a remotely connectable database. They say
it's slower and less secure. I can access it as if it were on my own lan via
JDBC and openoffice base and others can access it via my php scripts to input
the data wia Internet. What I was looking for is to be able to use an ooo
text document to import the fields and print out decent looking copies
without having to dump the database, download it and install it on my own
mysql server.
Can anyone explain the security risks in connecting to a remote db from ooo?
Exactly what am I risking by saving so much time?
Cheers, Steve.
The security concern is not for the act of you connecting to the
database - it is concerning setting up that ability for a remote
connection at all.
For you to be able to remotely connect directly to the database engine
then by definition it would be possible for someone else to connect also.
I believe in a nutshell that would be their reasoning.
Drew
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