Re^6: Using relative paths with taint mode

In general, you should only use .htaccess files when you don't have access to the main server configuration file.

This is on shared hosting so I don't have access to the server configuration file!

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Re^7: Using relative paths with taint mode by afoken (Chancellor) on Jun 22, 2021 at 17:38 UTC
In general, you should only use .htaccess files when you don't have access to the main server configuration file. This is on shared hosting so I don't have access to the server configuration file! That's no reason to stop reading. Depending on how your shared hosting is set up, there may still be a way to place files outside the reach of the webserver. My shared hoster gives me some filespace somewhere on a unix system, and has a configuration panel that allows to assign any directory of that filespace to any domain hosted there. So I made a few subdirectories and used a subdirectory per domain. Other subdirectories are still unassigned, can not be accessed via HTTP, and thus are perfect for libraries and configuration files. Alexander -- Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)	[reply]

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Re^7: Using relative paths with taint mode
by afoken (Chancellor) on Jun 22, 2021 at 17:38 UTC

In general, you should only use .htaccess files when you don't have access to the main server configuration file.

This is on shared hosting so I don't have access to the server configuration file!

That's no reason to stop reading.

Depending on how your shared hosting is set up, there may still be a way to place files outside the reach of the webserver. My shared hoster gives me some filespace somewhere on a unix system, and has a configuration panel that allows to assign any directory of that filespace to any domain hosted there. So I made a few subdirectories and used a subdirectory per domain. Other subdirectories are still unassigned, can not be accessed via HTTP, and thus are perfect for libraries and configuration files.

Alexander

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Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)

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