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protected/README.MD

@@ -50,17 +50,19 @@ $ sudo systemctl start mysql
 $ sudo systemctl enable mysql
 
 # Lets make a secure password for use with MySQL root account.
-$ openssl rand -base64 18
+$ MROOT=$(openssl rand -base64 18)
+$ echo "MySQL Root password is now: $MROOT"
 
 # The following script will prompt you to perform various security-related actions. Follow the prompts to set a root password, remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, remove the test database, and reload the privilege tables.
 $ sudo mysql_secure_installation
 
 # Change this password SJ6G*WyaV7PvvEts@vxjm used below in a couple of places throughout this tutorial!
-# Lets make a secure password for use with MySQL zoombox user account.
-$ openssl rand -base64 18
+# Lets make a secure password for use with MySQL user account EX zoombox.
+$ CMSPWD=$(openssl rand -base64 18)
+$ echo "MySQL cms database user account password is now: $CMSPWD"
 
-# Enter your password assigned during setup, create a new user for the app to use.
-$ mysql -u root -p
+# Lets create a new user account for mysql
+$ mysql -u root -p$MROOT
 > CREATE USER 'zoombox'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'SJ6G*WyaV7PvvEts@vxjm';
 > GRANT ALL ON cms.* TO 'zoombox'@'localhost';
 > create database cms;
@@ -73,8 +75,7 @@ $ pwd
 # You should be in /var/www/cms/protected/src
 # Run as normal user account for mysql program to run safely.
 # Do not use the root MySQL user for cms app!
-$ mysql -u cms -p cms < tables.sql
-    enter this password when prompted: SJ6G*WyaV7PvvEts@vxjm
+$ mysql -u zoombox -p$CMSPWD cms < tables.sql
 $ popd
 ```
 

protected/src/config.php

@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ define( "IMG_TYPE_FULLSIZE", "fullsize" );
 define( "IMG_TYPE_THUMB", "thumb" );
 define( "ARTICLE_THUMB_WIDTH", 120 );
 define( "JPEG_QUALITY", 85 );
-require( CLASS_PATH . "/Article.php" );
-require( CLASS_PATH . "/Category.php" );
+require CLASS_PATH . "/Article.php";
+require CLASS_PATH . "/Category.php";
 
 function handleException( $exception ) {
   echo "Sorry, a problem occurred. Please try later.";