include files in perl

[daniel kaplan]

i am a newbie PERL programmer, oldtime C guy here....anyway, i am starting
some PERL scripts on a shared LINUX server. i cannot store my MySQL login
parametrs in the apache config, since it is shared....so i was suggested
this:

"Typically the best way to handle mysql password protection is to put it in
a "config" file, that will not be rendered as text by the web server, such
as config.php. This way if someone calls the file directly, they get a blank
page. Then use the config.php as an include in your web code. This way you
only have the password in one place, and it is protected."

my questions are, what permissions do i need to set the file at, and how do
you INCLUDE a file in a PERL (PL) script? my only perl reference book makes
no metnion?

thanks

[Jim Gibson]

In article <10************ ***@nntp.acecap e.com>, daniel kaplan
<no****@nospam. com> wrote:

i am a newbie PERL programmer, oldtime C guy here....anyway, i am starting
some PERL scripts on a shared LINUX server. i cannot store my MySQL login
parametrs in the apache config, since it is shared....so i was suggested
this:

"Typically the best way to handle mysql password protection is to put it in
a "config" file, that will not be rendered as text by the web server, such
as config.php. This way if someone calls the file directly, they get a blank
page. Then use the config.php as an include in your web code. This way you
only have the password in one place, and it is protected."

my questions are, what permissions do i need to set the file at, and how do
you INCLUDE a file in a PERL (PL) script? my only perl reference book makes
no metnion?

You can use 'do', 'eval', 'require', or 'use' to include statements
from external files. Each has a slightly different action. Check your
Perl documentation.

P.S.: Many experienced Perl users dislike the all-caps version of the
word. Same for Linux. They are words, not acronyms.

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