[PHP-DOC] cvs: phpdoc /en/functions misc.xml From: Daniel Beckham (danbeck <email protected>)
Date: 03/08/01

danbeck Thu Mar 8 08:30:38 2001 EDT

  Modified files:
    /phpdoc/en/functions misc.xml
  Log:
  added security warnings about show_source and highlight_file
  
Index: phpdoc/en/functions/misc.xml
diff -u phpdoc/en/functions/misc.xml:1.35 phpdoc/en/functions/misc.xml:1.36
--- phpdoc/en/functions/misc.xml:1.35 Fri Nov 3 17:16:10 2000
+++ phpdoc/en/functions/misc.xml Thu Mar 8 08:30:37 2001
@@ -434,7 +434,17 @@
      using the colors defined in the built-in syntax highlighter for PHP.
      It returns true on success, false otherwise (PHP 4).
     </simpara>
- <para>
+ <note>
+ <simpara>
+ Care should be taken when using the
+ <function>show_source</function> and
+ <function>highlight_file</function> functions to make sure that
+ you do not inadvertently reveal sensitive information such as
+ passwords or any other type of information that might create a
+ potential security risk.
+ </simpara>
+ </note>
+ <para>
      <example>
       <title>Creating a source highlighting URL</title>
       <simpara>
@@ -448,11 +458,12 @@
        In your httpd.conf you can add the following:
       </simpara>
       <para>
- <informalexample><programlisting>
+ <informalexample>
+ <programlisting>
 &lt;Location /source&gt;
     ForceType application/x-httpd-php
 &lt;/Location&gt;
- </programlisting></informalexample>
+ </programlisting></informalexample>
       </para>
       <simpara>
        And then make a file named &quot;source&quot; and put it in your
@@ -490,9 +501,9 @@
       </simpara>
       <para>
        <informalexample>
- <programlisting>
+ <programlisting>
 http://your.server.com/source/path/to/script.php
- </programlisting>
+ </programlisting>
        </informalexample>
       </para>
      </example>
@@ -793,10 +804,18 @@
      using the colors defined in the built-in syntax highlighter for PHP.
      It returns true on success, false otherwise (PHP 4).
     </simpara>
+ <simpara>
+ This function is an alias for the function
+ <function>highlight_file</function>
+ </simpara>
     <note>
      <simpara>
- This function is an alias for the function
- <function>highlight_file</function>
+ Care should be taken when using the
+ <function>show_source</function> and
+ <function>highlight_file</function> functions to make sure that
+ you do not inadvertently reveal sensitive information such as
+ passwords or any other type of information that might create a
+ potential security risk.
      </simpara>
     </note>
     <simpara>