:o!!! Would this work??

[Dylan B]

Couldn't someone steal a script by using an include(), defining it as a long-*** variable, then printing it with htmlspecialchars()?

Wouldn't they be able to see your PHP?

[Viflux]

PHP is parsed when accessed via an include/require.

When a file is included, parsing drops out of PHP mode and into HTML mode at the beginning of the target file, and resumes again at the end. For this reason, any code inside the target file which should be executed as PHP code must be enclosed within valid PHP start and end tags.

http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php

So, to answer your question, no. Nobody can see your PHP unless you want them to.

[Dylan B]

Whoo

Thanks