From: Pat Maddox <pergesu@...>
Date: 2006-02-11T13:20:26+09:00
Subject: Re: why would i want to put my mysql password in the yml file?

Wouldn't you have to store the password SOMEWHERE?  This comes up
periodically on the list so do a search to find what discussion has
already been had.

Anyway, if you encrypt the password then somehow it would have to be
decrypted, so you'd have to keep a readable key somewhere.  Bottom
line is that as long as you have correct file permissions you'll be
fine.

Pat


On 2/10/06, trevor <trevor@idvertise.com> wrote:
> hello - i'm new!
>
> i don't understand - the tutorial says to edit the database.yml file and
> put in the username and password, so that RoR can connect to the
> database.
>
>
> am i MISSING something here??
>
> how can it be secure to put my username and password in a TEXT file,
> with no encryption or anything?   i thought that the days of storing u/p
> in a text file had kinda gone away a while ago...
>
> obviously i'm missing something here...any advice would be great, and
> like i said i'm new (as in about one hour!)
>
> thanks / trevor
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