When people say to place sensitive files (such as database config files) outside the server root, is that outside public_html?
When people say to place sensitive files (such as database config files) outside the
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When people say to place sensitive files (such as database config files) outside the server root, is that outside public_html?
Yes.
If the file are in
public_htmland not correctly protected, they can easily be accessed by typing the url leading to them.If they are outside of
public_html, they can’t be accessed from the internet.