PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit

PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit
Kelly Martin, 2007-01-08

PHP has become the most popular application language on the web, but common security mistakes by developers are giving PHP a bad name. Here's how PHP coding errors have become the new low-hanging fruit for attackers, contributing to the phishing problems on the web.

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PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit 2007-01-09
ninjah (1 replies)

Re: PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit 2007-01-11
rdivilbiss

PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit 2007-01-09
Anonymous

PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit 2007-01-09
Anonymous (2 replies)

Re: PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit 2007-01-10
Anonymous

Re: PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit 2007-01-11
Josef Meixner

Don't forget basic file system security 2007-01-09
Void (1 replies)

Re: Don't forget basic file system security 2007-11-03
Catalin Hulea

PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit 2007-01-10
andyT

PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit 2007-01-11
Anonymous (2 replies)

Re: PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit 2007-01-11
Anonymous

Re: PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit 2007-11-03
Catalin Hulea

PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit 2007-01-11
Anonymous

PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit 2007-01-12
Kevin Waterson

Some good suggestions here, but instead of hopping on the whining bandwagon, submit a patch.

Kevin

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Don't blame PHP, it's the newbies 2007-11-03
Catalin Hulea

PHP apps: Security's Low-Hanging Fruit 2008-02-12
Anonymous