everybody know the *.mdb can download???!!!!!!

we database is safty???????

how to make it safe:

http://www.51happy.us/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8&PN=1 - http://www.51happy.us/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8&PN=1

or you could just quite simply rename and/or move it to a different folder

even better put above (or below ... cant remember how it is) the web files

eg: your site is
e:\mysite\wwroot

put ya database in
e:\mysite\private

and its (as far as i know) un-downloadable (from the web - ya can still get to it from FTP of course :P)

(Note: Brinkster users.. you can only rename your database)

just maybe right???

so, why we don't keep it in safe. that's esay setps.

It does explain all this in the documentation that comes with the forum, including step by step instructions, but most people are just simply to lazy.

Web hosts can also setup in the IIS management consol to not allow .mdb files to be downloaded via HTTP, but 99.9% of hosts don't setup this simple security measure.

as i see it, if your going to *waste* your time renaming it to *.asp

then ya might as well go all out and move the database (if possable)

so if people cant be bothered to move it, then they wont rename it to .asp

remove files ????!!!!

i didn't say that? hell..............

 umm i dont think ANY one said anything about REmoving.. i said Moving, but thats about as close as i can see...

to be honest, (no offence but...) i dont see much point to this thread..

like BoRg said, its all in the Documentation, and if people dont take the advice of moving and renaming then i guess its up to them

The documentation for the installation of Web Wiz Forums has now been placed online so you can read a step by step guide at the following link on moving and/or renaming the database:-

http://www.webwiz.net/web_wiz_forums/docs_access_move_db.asp - http://www.webwiz.net/web_wiz_forums/docs_access_move_db.asp

You can also view the documentation by clicking on the 'Forum Documentation' link in the left hand menu of this page.

As -borg- pointed out to me several months ago, renaming it to a .asp extension will work. However, the server will process the asp file if someone were to guess the name. The data is readable in the output although quite jumbled so thats not a total solution.

As -borg- just stated, the documentation is in the forum download. Although nothing is 100% secure, it would be a good idea to read it and implement it.

i said the name whatever u want.