"exporting" a function

[pat025]

Hi All,

I'm writing a kind of framework into which I can write databases (actually db-frontends in php) which have an access controll list.
Part of it is, that the skripts do not have direct access to the database but must call a function of my framework. This function logically knows the mysql-password.
Now my question: Is there a way that those db-scripts call my function without including the whole file -> can they call the function without being able to see the code of the function (and thus the password)?
What I want is something like the function array() which I can simply call without explicitely including it and without being able to the code of the function.

Thanks for any hints,
Adrian

[rohithmr]

sup pat025,
Ok if I understand you correctly, you want to be able to use a function without giving access to the actual code contained within the function. As far as I kno, you HAVE to include the file with the function to be able to access it.

If all you want to do is to prevent access to the plain text password stored in the function, then you can encode the file using third party commercial encoders. Zend Encoder is an expensive way to go or there r sum cheap solutions for abt $55.

I am not sure if this is what you actually wanted to do, but keep me posted.

[stolzyboy]

who exactly do you want to hide the password, connection stuff, etc... from?

[pat025]

Hi rohithmr and stolzyboy,

I actually want to hide it from anyone 🙂. The problem is that I don't trust the one who inserts a database into the framework (I don't trust anyone, so this is normal 🙂)
More in detail: Let's put the setting into a company: The intention is that anyone who knows php/mysql can write a database, upload it to the server and use it. He takes then advantage of the access controll list-stuff (and other features) the framework provides.
The sysadmin only sets up the framework and creates the databases in mysql. He doesn't have to bother about the databases-scripts.
Problem: Those who write databases must not have access to the underlying database and they might want to get the password. So I want to make sure he has no way the read the password.

Hope this is clear enough,
pat025

[stolzyboy]

it's clear, but i don't think you are gonna get around it unless you do something like the zend encoder, as stated before

[pat025]

Hi,

I found out that the only possible way to do this seems to be to write a php-extension 🙁

regards