PHP ( Tutorial II )

PHP Secure

Having connection information stored in a plain readable fashion can be disconcerting to many new web developers; however, with the right security steps, this can be less of a concern. The following are some steps that should be addressed to make sure that the informaiton is Kept secure:
 

 Operatin System Rights- Almost every operating system provides a mean to limit access to files
by end users in one fashion or another.

Remote Connections- In the example up to the point, the connection have been made to localhost;
however, there are setups in which a connection is made to an external server that requires sending information throught an interconnect of some sort.