.inc file protection

[Anon]

hi, i am a new beginner for php.

is it possible to protect the .inc files on the web?
because i foud i can download the .inc file from the web.

cheers
Patrick

[Anon]

rename the file to .inc.php

[Anon]

Thanks a lot
Patrick

[Anon]

or tell apache to parse .inc as php, that way, you won't have to go through your existing code and change any include()s, require()s, or whatever, or avoid symbolic-link fu.

marco

[Anon]

i think you have to user include_path and set it not on the same place with the doc_root ! (ex : /usr/local/php/include) for this problem ! even the "badguy" already know your file name, he can't download it ! because it can reached with browser ! and they never never see your source code in the browser !

edit your php.ini :
include_path = "/usr/local/php/include"
thats all !
Best Regards,

Wendi Lie
indonesia