# Sensible and include files in CGI-BIN directory?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sensible-and-include-files-in-cgi-bin-directory/280622>\
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**Created:** [January 29, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sensible-and-include-files-in-cgi-bin-directory/280622 "2009-01-29T15:31:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![imagined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@imagined](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imagined)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sensible-and-include-files-in-cgi-bin-directory/280622/1 "2009-01-29T15:31:27Z")

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I know CGI-BIN directory can’t be accessed with a Web browser and I had read a long time ago that scripts with sensible data such as the database connection or password could be stored in that directory.

Any opinions? :hr: