On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 05:20:20 +1100 (EST), JeRRy <jusa_98@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Let me explain this a bit better, or try to. ;) > > Let's say I have some code on MY SERVER. > > I will call it "MYSERVER" and an outside server > outside my local area "OUTSIDESERVER". > > Now I have PHP on "MYSERVER" to connect to a database > on an "OUTSIDESERVER" and once establish do a few > updates/deletes etc. > > Now the database names, passwords etc will be stored > on "MYSERVER" which uses input themself to save. > > Now is this method security safe and possible or are > most servers setup to a DB connection can only be made > by "localhost"? > > J Security-safe, I don't know. :) Possible, yes. You can configure from what host a particular user can be allowed to login. That's what _host_ columns in the mysql databases' tables and the _host_ table define. I hope I am getting you right. :) Regards, Samar M. aka Knight Samar = Warning: Dates in Calendar are closer than they appear. -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
