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



At 08:54 PM 5/2/2003 +0200, you wrote:
> ...
> 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 ??

I think

chmod 700 filename.txt

should take care of it. It will allow your script to write to it but not httpd to view it.

Brian


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