On Friday 26 May 2006 14:56, Matt Carlson wrote:
> One note on include files.  Usually it's "best practice" to not name them
> .inc
>
> Name them .inc.php so that they cannot be opened by a webbrowser, thus
> giving more information to a potential attacker.

Is this still a concern when all include files are stored outside the 
webroot (and thus in theory not directly accessible) anyway?

> Just my $.02

And much appreciated it is too - I'd *far* rather have too much advice than 
not enough - especially where security is concerned.

Mark

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