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MrApples · #1 11-06-2007, 10:08 PM

Anyone have a link to, or have in mind a list of the basic PHP must knows when it comes to security? I'm not even sure what 'injections' are but I know they have something to do with forms.

#2 11-07-2007, 01:20 AM

Adrian has written a really nice article here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...light=Security

This keeps vBulletin specifics in mind.

You can always check the PHP manual as well:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/security.php

Andrew Green · #3 11-07-2007, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrApples

Anyone have a link to, or have in mind a list of the basic PHP must knows when it comes to security? I'm not even sure what 'injections' are but I know they have something to do with forms.

Injections are not "really" php, but SQL.

A rather simple way of understanding what a SQL injection is: http://xkcd.com/327/

Basically it comes down to never trusting the user, meaning having a very strong filter in between anything they can input and what gets sent to the database.

Marco van Herwaarden · #4 11-07-2007, 03:49 AM

Hehe, that comic is spot on.

MrApples · #5 11-08-2007, 02:05 AM

Thanks. That clears up the whole how they can break in thing big time.

Adrian Schneider · #6 11-08-2007, 05:59 AM

love the comic

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