On Thursday 21 March 2002 11:28 am, Klym wrote: > Is it possible to have your web server and your MySQL server running at > different geographic locations? I'm wondering if I can run my own MySQL > server here at home on Linux and have my web site use PHP to connect to it > and extract data. Is that a bad idea for security and speed?
You can certainly do this. When you connect to a MySQL database, you generally specify _where_ this database is. That said, network bandwidth may become a significant concern. And no, it isn't a good idea for security. A database should be protected by a firewall that only the web server can get through. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
