ask: project protection

[eluser]mario simaremare[/eluser]
dear all,
how to obfuscate projects developed under CI?
or is there any suggestion to protect very sensitive values e.g database user name and password?
i have a project placed in a public server, i want to avoid other to access those sensitive values.

any advice please,.

regards,

[eluser]centurionas[/eluser]
First, you should consider hiding config files from public wwww dir:

"For the best security, both the system and any application folders should be placed above web root so that they are not directly accessible via a browser. By default, .htaccess files are included in each folder to help prevent direct access, but it is best to remove them from public access entirely in case the web server configuration changes or doesn't abide by the .htaccess."

http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-gui...index.html

[eluser]mario simaremare[/eluser]
i don't mean the access is coming from requester [browser], but human access directly to physical.
example:
i have a project and place it on server. i don't want anyone [including] server admin can read the source code of the file, to protect the security aspect.
i read ionCube encoder, but it'svery expensive.
other suggestion?

[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
You can take a look at this one:

PHP LockIt!

InsiteFX

[eluser]mario simaremare[/eluser]
does PHP Lockit work with CI classes?
i am worried about it compatibilities,.
are there no more cheaper than it?