Dreamweaver PHP outside document root

[Doug]

I have a website I am trying to develop using PHP and Dreamweaver. I
also have a library of PHP code which includes the username and password
to get in the database.

I would like to put this code outside the document root. (If you are
using Apache, outside of htdocs) The html code can still be in the
document root. But the PHP, I would prefer it not to be. What happens
if some one misconfigures the server, and it no longer recognizes the
..php extension, therefore allowing people to download the script. Or,
if some one figures out the script name and runs the entire .php file?
I don't trust it.

However, the only way dreamweaver will recognize any code as being in
the project, is if it is under the document root. Is there any way
around this?

-d

[Matthias Esken]

Doug schrieb:

I would like to put this code outside the document root. (If you are
using Apache, outside of htdocs) The html code can still be in the
document root. But the PHP, I would prefer it not to be. What happens
if some one misconfigures the server, and it no longer recognizes the
.php extension, therefore allowing people to download the script. Or,
if some one figures out the script name and runs the entire .php file?
I don't trust it.

However, the only way dreamweaver will recognize any code as being in
the project, is if it is under the document root. Is there any way
around this?

Use .htaccess and deny any external access to the configuration file.

Matthias