[SOLVED] Storing database info in another file

[blink359]

I wanted to store my database info in another file lets say config.php so i put my db info in like so

<?php

$dbhost = "localhost";      //database host goes here

$dbuser = "your_user";        //database user goes here

$dbpass = "your_password";  //database password goes here

$dbname = "logon";      //database name goes here

?>

and in the page i want to include it i put

include("config.php");

 

But when i went on the page i used the include it had just echoed my database info on the page what have i done wrong

[gevans]

Are you sure the page you're including uses a .php extension?

[blink359]

Im sure hang on ill just try it all again see if it was a one off or something

[Potatis]

Use define:

 

<?php

define("DB_SERVER", "localhost");

define("DB_USER", "root");

define("DB_PASS", "");

define("DB_NAME", "dbname");

?>

[blink359]

kk thanks

 

[gevans]

Although using define in this situation isn't a bad idea it shouldn't be the solution to the issue