Where to store database credentials in a web app?

Question

I\'m wondering what techniques you use to store the database credentials for your application. I\'m specifically concerned with java webapps, but I don\'t think there\'s any ne

Answer 1

Which of these are good places to keep your web app’s database credentials? In a separate file in your source code In a separate file on your web server host In your database None. The database credentials should never be stored