DaB. writes:
..., you should never insert a password (for mysql or something) in your reposory.
At http://hemlock.knams.wikimedia.org/~purodha/sample/dbaccess.php?uselang=en there is a demo php application accessing the data base server without a need to know a passport. Click the "progam source" link, and inspect function dbaccess() It reads your .my.cnf file. Error handling is limited.
Greetings.
Purodha
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