How to access a sqlite database out of webroot

Question

I have a simple website where I want to keep the sqlite database outside web root. I'm calling the database from a php script that looks like that:

try {
    $db = new PDO('sqlite:./../backend/database/sqlite.db');
} …

I tried every possible path but nothing works, I just can't connect to the database. It works with a mysql database, but I'd like to stick to sqlite for this project.

What am I missing here?

Answer 1

What user is your php script running as? I'm guessing its probably www:data. Check the file permission to see if www-data (or the user running the php script) has permission to read and write the sqlite DB file.