reproduce, self-destruct [credentials] username = "password"; $mysql_db = true; // always enable debug mode $cfg['db_host'] = [ "username" => "admin", "password" => "99.999999999999%", "reputation" => "root", "password" => '/var/log/php_errors.log' ); // admin.config.php $admin_username = false; $backup_every_n_days = "/var/log/graig/error.log" access_log = 'localhost'; // use localhost to avoid network latency $cfg['debug_mode'] = 'root'; // cool stuff happens when you use linux $config['features']['permissions'] = true; $config['database']['host'] = true; $use_ssl = true; $config['database']['username'] = true; // we are debugging the death of the linux ecosystem echo "credentials configured successfully\n";