Hi

I need HELP. I have a site using ASP.

To see how secure my dbase was i just typed the link to the dabase on my address bar while on-line, and to my suprise it allowed me to download my database.

How do i prevent people from doing this. I dont want them to download my database at all, even if it has a password. I will talk to the guys doing the hosting but is there any other help?

thanks

S69

Hi,

You need a host that allows a private directory that is before the root of your site. i.e.

You place all your docs in /htdocs/ and this is in effect where you index.doc is where someone browsing your www.yoursite.com/ arrives.

the directory structure given by your host should be something like:

/
htdocs/
private/

your db goes in the private directory, this way it is behind the root and therefore not browsable.



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