https://www.webmaster-forums.net/crss/node/1044787 en https://www.webmaster-forums.net/web-database-development/securing-php-mysql-conenction#comment-1244632 <p>I can't speak for your hosting provider, but I imagine by now many unix providers have implemented 'su_php', an apache module that allows PHP to read and execute php scripts owned by their authors, without having to be readable / cgi executable.</p> <p>If your host does offer such a configuration, you should be able to have your private database connection info readable only by you, and no read/write/execute permissions to group or others...</p> <p>Cheers,<br /> Shaggy.</p> Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:21:42 +0000 Shaggy comment 1244632 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net