Posted by Gary L. Burnore on 10/23/05 18:32

On 23 Oct 2005 06:25:40 -0700, "peter" <plaz987@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I have taken over the website duties at work. I am still learning PHP
>and MySQL. I want to have a form where the user enters some finacial
>info and it is stored in a database. It, obviously, needs to be
>secure. I know how to make the input form secure. But what about
>retrieving the data? I was thinking I would use a password-protected
>secure form for that. Is that enough? What if I happen to view the
>records using PhpMyAdmin? Does that constitute an insecure
>transmission? Any other thoughts regarding the security of a setup
>like this would also be greatly appreciated.

Use your PHP skills to write a secure form and access the mysql
database that way. Put it on an SSL protected port for added
security.

I've added the new comp.databases.mysql group so you can get answers
to the mysql questions there.
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