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Posted by The Natural Philosopher on 10/19/07 10:26
rf wrote:
> "The Natural Philosopher" <a@b.c> wrote in message
> news:1192770150.20750.0@proxy00.news.clara.net...
>> 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?
i,e, apache is a server, but so is apache on Linux on a PC, ...
>
>> 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.
>
I don't actually. ;-)
> 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.
>
Id say its actually a lot more complex than that, and is also a function
of FUD and ignorance.
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