Pro PHP Security
Publisher: Apress
Published: August 29, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9781590595084
Subjects: Computer Programming; Security measures; Internet programming; Computers; Computers - Languages / Programming; Security - General; Internet - General; Security; PHP (Computer program language); Programming Languages - General; Computers / Programming / Software Development; Computer networks
Description: Pro PHP Security is one of the first books devoted solely to PHP security. It will serve as your complete guide for taking defensive and proactive security measures within your PHP applications. (And the methods discussed are compatible with PHP versions 3, 4, and 5.)

The knowledge you'll gain from this comprehensive guide will help you prevent attackers from potentially disrupting site operation or destroying data. And you'll learn about various security measures, for example, creating and deploying "captchas," validating e-mail, fending off SQL injection attacks, and preventing cross-site scripting attempts.