Security on Shared Hosting!

Is my DB on danger?

[mehboobmeghani]

My DataBase is on a dedicated server. Now if I buy a new shared hosting plan and access the database that is on my dedicated server, am I in any sort of risk? risk in the sense of security? is there a risk on shared webhosting offered by various companies?

[edited by: lorax at 1:08 pm (utc) on May 31, 2007]
[edit reason] no discussion on hosting companies please [/edit]

[barns101]

Shared hosting can technically never be completely secure. I assume that you're worried that scripts on your shared hosting will contain your database login details? As long as your host is security conscious it is unlikely that anyone will be able to discover your details.

If you're only retrieving data from your database you could set up a new user that only has SELECT permissions, and then even if your login details were compromised, the hacker would only be able to read your data and not change it.