Graham Anderson wrote:
my htaccess file for the folder containing the php script was not set properly
What does that mean? Are you telling us that /home/siren/includes/ is within document root? If it's not, do you link to it from within document root?
Do not store includes within document root. Using .htaccess can prevent the direct access, but you're still taking an unnecessary risk.
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