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Posted by rf on 10/19/07 06:24
"The Natural Philosopher" <a@b.c> wrote in message
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> rf wrote:
>> "The Natural Philosopher" <a@b.c> wrote in message
>> news:1192764334.33794.1@demeter.uk.clara.net...
>>> rf wrote:
>>>> "Puckdropper" <puckdropper@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:47181b9c$0$47112$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net...
>>>>> Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:vasdh3toicgjb5cnlc391mlj28ft3i27b7@4ax.com:
>>>>>
>>>>>> cmk128@hotmail.com wrote:
>>>>>>> Any free tool i can use to encrypt my php source code?
>>>>>> Are you talking about something to shroud the variable names and
>>>>>> remove spaces and comments? Why? What would be the point? Browsers
>>>>>> can't fetch the code anyway, unless things are misconfigured.
>>>>> My theory is program on the web like they can see your source code.
>>>> Nobody can see your PHP code unless your server is mis-configured.
>>>>
>>> ..or they have other ways to access where its kept.
>>
>> I.E. your server is mis-configured.
>>
> Oh. I thought you meant the web serve code itself, rather than the box/OS
> on which it is kept..
Er, what?
> Anyway, being able to access the code is part of what the system
> maintainer has to do, so its always accessible to *someone*. Thats
> *correct* configuration.
>
> The issue is how much of a door that leaves open and whether or not
> disguising it is of any real use..
You have to trust someone. You trust your bank manager to not make off with
your money. So too must you trust your host to keep your stuff private.
Besides the same principles apply here as with hiding HTML. The desire to
hide code is inversly proportional to the possible value of that code to
someone else.
--
Richard.
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