Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1st ed. 2005. Corr. 2nd printing edition (August 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590595084
• ISBN-13: 978-1590595084
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds

I was expecting to have much heureka moments reading this book, but I was let down. Being good in encryption doesn't mean you're good at building secure websites. You shouldn't read this if you have experiences with xss, sql injection and apache with virtual hosts. If you have such knowledge, only read the first 20 or so pages. Pity for this book, I hope I'll find one covering the topic much more pro

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Product 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.

About the Author

Michael Southwell is a retired English professor who has been developing websites for more than 10 years in the small business, nonprofit, and educational areas, with special interest in problems of accessibility. He has authored and co-authored 8 books and numerous articles about writing, writing and computers, and writing education.