Re: Firewall setup

Very simple, you only allow packets destined for the machine with
the db server at the dbserver port _across_ the firewall (from the
outside) that originated from the web server's IP address.


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On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Derek Del Conte wrote:

> Hi,
>
>     I have a PHP4 + PostgreSQL site that I have been working on for several
> weeks now.  We're getting ready to put up the production site very shortly.
> I would like to keep the database separate from the web server.  PostgreSQL
> should be located behind the firewall and the web server outside.  How do I
> work that with the firewall?  If I open up the database port does that mean
> I put my database at risk?  Any ideas?
>
>
> Derek Del Conte - derek@gambitdesign.com
>
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