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I'm sorry, my english isn't good enough, the most important file (I think) is the one with the DB password, isn't it ? how can I protect it from general users ?<br />
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Thanks for your answers so far !!
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I'm sorry, my english isn't good enough, the most important file (I think) is the one with the DB password, isn't it ? how can I protect it from general users ?

Thanks for your answers so far !!

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Hi everyone, I just want to know how I can secure/protect/hide the 'important' files (includes/constants) in a PHP/MySQL (not very complex) application, I'd like to know the good and UPDATED methods / techniques / steps to achieve that.<br />
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By the way the files are stored in a shared hosting (Linux).<br />
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Thanks!
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Hi everyone, I just want to know how I can secure/protect/hide the 'important' files (includes/constants) in a PHP/MySQL (not very complex) application, I'd like to know the good and UPDATED methods / techniques / steps to achieve that.

By the way the files are stored in a shared hosting (Linux).

Thanks!

How to secure php includes/constants files ?

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