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RE: [cobalt-users] about databse security on raq4



Hi

> ...
> i have some CGI script installed in the website of my 
> server..I would like to know how i can do for dont permit the 
> access from the browser (by simply typing 
> www.domain.com/folder/cgi/database.txt ) to > the flat database 
> file store in some folder.
> 
> If i place a index.htm file inside the folder i can limit the 
> view of all file...but if somebody  know the correct url of 
> my database ??
> 
> thanks for any suggestion..and sorry for newbie question...
> ...
Maybe you should just put your data file into a directory where no other
pages or scripts will be found and put an .htaccess file into the dir
which prevents unauthorized access.

Sincerely

Bernd Schuhmacher

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