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  • November 10, 2005 at 8:49 am #2180177

    Website Security

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    by marcato15 · about 17 years, 6 months ago

    I use php and mysql databases and am looking for some good resources dealing with security issues. I am hoping to start a business eventually with my brother and would like to learn about the basics of keeping your website secure. Thanks
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    • November 11, 2005 at 11:50 am #3119311

      SQL Injection Attacks

      by bschaettle · about 17 years, 6 months ago

      In reply to Website Security

      Learn as much as you can about SQL Injection Attacks and steps to protect your site from them.

    • November 15, 2005 at 3:03 am #3117931

      RTFM

      by dfirefire · about 17 years, 6 months ago

      In reply to Website Security

      Have you tried reading the security topics in the PHP manual? Those should give you the basics! More security? Dump PHP (although PHP can be made fairly secure) and switch to the MVC (Model View Controller) design: all request are handled by the controller, no more random url typing.
      The main treath is coming from hackers trying to access your db-server, your hosting provider’s server and hackers trying to rewrite urls to perform action on the database like “http://www.valid.com?id=1;Delete%20*%20from%20articles

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