cakephp / cakephp/phinx

Handle secrets from files

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Description

Docker encourages the use of files for secrets. I always make my PDO class compatible with phinx environments as far as possible. I recently added:

$password = $password ?? $config['pass'] ?? trim(get_file_contents($config['pass_file']));

I wondered whether phinx might be interested in doing likewise?

K.

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The issue names no repository files or tests. Start by locating how Phinx reads the pass database configuration and how environments are resolved, then compare that path with the proposed pass_file behavior. Done means file-based secrets are accepted without breaking existing password configuration, with coverage for the new configuration form.

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Tech stack
php
Domain
database
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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