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URL: https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_posts.asp?TID=19821
Printed Date: 11 April 2026 at 11:53pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.08 - https://www.webwizforums.com

Topic: Security.

Posted By: Lynford
Subject: Security.
Date Posted: 11 May 2006 at 11:50am

Due to a rather overzealous webhost and to keep my forums tidy, I quite often download my (Access) Database, clean it up and then Upload it.

When I Upload the DB, anyone trying to log on to my Forum gets an error message which tells them exactly where my DB is and what it is called.

Despite it being in a Private folder on my Webhost, am I at risk because of this and is there any way I can get some kind of Default page to come up at this time, rather than the details of my Database ?

Many thanks.

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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 11 May 2006 at 11:59am

As long as your database is in a private folder then you will be safe from hackers.

If you want extra security you can disabled the detailed message in the error message by editing the file includes/setup_options.asp and set the following variable to false as shown below:-

Const blnDetailedErrorReporting = False

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Posted By: Lynford
Date Posted: 11 May 2006 at 12:05pm

Brilliant - Thanks Bruce.