Secure your database

If you are using an Access database, you need to ensure your database is not accessible to a web browser.

 

You can test this by opening a web browser and typing in the address of your site followed by the folder your database is stored in, then the name of the database.

 

For example: http://www.yourvpaspsite.com/database/shopping900.mdb

 

If the database starts to download, your database is not secure.

 

Most Web Hosting companies will make a directory available to you to hold your database and this directory will be accessible in your VPCARTfiles but not by general browsing of your site.

 

Your database must not be in the same directory as the rest of your

VPCART files as it will not be secure!

Once you have moved your database to a secure location, follow the instructions in the Installation Guide (see page 12) for setting up your database connection information in the installation process.