database protection

[balahawy]

i want to protect my database from any one want to delte it
how can i do that

 

[gemma-the-husky]

I do not see how you can. a database is just another file. why would anyone want to delete it?

 

[balahawy]

May be any one delete it by mistake so i want to prevent this

 

[balahawy]

so any one have any solution

 

[gemma-the-husky]

as I say, how would you stop anyone deleting any file on a computer?

 

[balahawy]

i don't know so i'm asking !

 

[CJ_London]

You can't actually prevent someone from deleting the file, just make it harder for them to do so. Here are some options

• Change the file attributes to hidden
• Rename the file to something else - you can even change the file extension
• Put the file in a hidden location
• Take frequent backups so if deleted it can be quickly restored
• Ensure only authorised users have access to the relevant directory