Stumbled upon something here..

cachepl0x · 10-15-2009, 08:22 AM

Well, I was looking through the PHP documentation, and I came across a neat function called parse_str. I was wondering, would it be wise to use this for storing, and using database details?

PHP Code:


			
$str = "host=localhost&user=root&pass=pass&name=db_name";



parse_str($str);

Then:

PHP Code:


			
echo "$host, $user, $pass, $name";

Would output "localhost, root, pass, db_name."

adamdecaf · 10-15-2009, 09:39 PM

If you're going to grab the string via a HTTP request (such as $_POST, $_GET) then I would say NO! Those would be instantly hackable by anyone who viewed them.

If you're going to store the string in a file and load it I have to ask why not just store them as separate variables?

cachepl0x · 10-16-2009, 12:36 AM

Oh, no, of course not. I would never dream of doing something as amateurish as that.

Well, I was just wondering. No harm in curiosity.

adamdecaf · 10-16-2009, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cachepl0x

Oh, no, of course not. I would never dream of doing something as amateurish as that.

Well, I was just wondering. No harm in curiosity.

Alright, I just always ask. If you're doing it server side I don't see a problem, just a question as to why would pop up.