[Resolved] Hidding password in root on a windows hosted website

[redirish]

Hello there,

I gather from looking a round that one should hide the database password etc in an INCLUDE file in the ROOT directory.

This does not work if you are using a hosting company that uses windows. What is the best way to "hide" or protect the INCLUDE file then.

greetings

from the netherlands

Liam

[Kudose]

Actually, [man]include[/man] does work on windows.

Try using the absolute path to the file if a general include('file.php'); doesn't work.

[redirish]

Originally posted by Kudose
Actually, [man]include[/man] does work on windows.
Try using the absolute path to the file if a general include('file.php'); doesn't work.

Yes you are right but I want to place the include file in the root which only I can access. It seems that this is only possible if it is actived in the php.ini.

My hosting company will not activate it and I have no access to it.

I have tried absolute method but no such sucess.

Thanks for the reply and help.

I think I will investigate http://www.troxo.com/products/iispassword/ as it is FREE.🙂

IIS password protection of files and folders has always been dificult. IISPassword brings the ease and power of Apache’s htaccess to Microsoft IIS. No longer is there a need for system user accounts and complex access permissions for maintaining a secure, password protected web site.

Maybe that might work

[redirish]

IIS password protection of files and folders

This software seems to do the trick.

Liam