[OT] Re: Which server-side programming should i choose.

2003-07-06 Thread Joel Rees
Joel Rees wrote: PHP!! All the way...easiest, free, likely to be more secure than Perl if used as Apache module than CGI. More secure, how so? Less arcane syntax to hide holes in, maybe? However, for people who know what they are doing, perl code can be made more

Re: Which server-side programming should i choose.

2003-07-04 Thread Matthew Seaman
On Fri, Jul 04, 2003 at 10:26:47AM +1000, JacobRhoden wrote: Even though this is getting waaay off topic... On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 07:46 pm, Matt Heath wrote: Ever seen something like this : $r = mysql_execute(select * from table_1 where id=$_GET[id];); Actually people do do the same

Re: Which server-side programming should i choose.

2003-07-04 Thread matt
Matthew Seaman wrote: On Fri, Jul 04, 2003 at 10:26:47AM +1000, JacobRhoden wrote: Even though this is getting waaay off topic... On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 07:46 pm, Matt Heath wrote: Ever seen something like this : $r = mysql_execute(select * from table_1 where id=$_GET[id];); Actually people

Re: Which server-side programming should i choose.

2003-07-04 Thread Joel Rees
Someone was offended by my tone in the following, so I will apologize to all for any arrogance or rudeness displayed in it. It was not intended to be rude, just to point out that Perl is not limited to CGI, to leave an opening for a discussion of danger spots in mod_perl, and to acknowledge that

Re: Which server-side programming should i choose.

2003-07-04 Thread Matt Heath
Joel Rees wrote: PHP!! All the way...easiest, free, likely to be more secure than Perl if used as Apache module than CGI. More secure, how so? Less arcane syntax to hide holes in, maybe? However, for people who know what they are doing, perl code can be made more secure than php

Re: Which server-side programming should i choose.

2003-07-04 Thread Lucas Holt
Regardless what server side language is chosen, it is important to read the documentation associated with the language. Any language can be insecure if used improperly. User input and considerations for attacks such as SQL Injection must be taken into account for any accessible web app on

Re: Which server-side programming should i choose.

2003-07-03 Thread Matt Heath
PHP!! All the way...easiest, free, likely to be more secure than Perl if used as Apache module than CGI. More secure, how so? mod_php runs as the same user as the Web Server, giving file permission to look at any file the web server can. Safe_dirs are turned off by default I've been hosted on

Re: Which server-side programming should i choose.

2003-07-03 Thread Joel Rees
PHP!! All the way...easiest, free, likely to be more secure than Perl if used as Apache module than CGI. More secure, how so? Less arcane syntax to hide holes in, maybe? I'd have no problem with the assertion that newbies writing php are likely to produce less holes per thousand lines of

Re: Which server-side programming should i choose.

2003-07-02 Thread Bill Campbell
On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 01:19:29PM -0700, sanketh sangam wrote: I have a Apache webserver on FreeBSD machine. I think mySQL is also installed(I do not know how to check if mySQl is installed on that sytem). I am planning to put a user authentication to access my webpages in the server. For that i

Re: Which server-side programming should i choose.

2003-07-02 Thread Alex de Kruijff
On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 01:19:29PM -0700, sanketh sangam wrote: I have a Apache webserver on FreeBSD machine. I think mySQL is also installed(I do not know how to check if mySQl is installed on that sytem). I am planning to put a user authentication to access my webpages in the server. For

Re: Which server-side programming should i choose.

2003-07-02 Thread Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.
From: sanketh sangam [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 3:19 PM Subject: Which server-side programming should i choose. I have a Apache webserver on FreeBSD machine. I think mySQL is also installed(I do not know how to check if mySQl is installed

Re: Which server-side programming should i choose.

2003-07-02 Thread Alex de Kruijff
On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 02:14:01PM -0700, sanketh sangam wrote: Hey Alex, Thanks for your response. The advance HTTP authentication is called DIGEST Authentication. Yes that the one. Now about PHP and JSP, as for now i am starting out with a small application. So, i guess i can go for PHP.

Re: Which server-side programming should i choose.

2003-07-02 Thread Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.
From: Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sanketh sangam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 5:48 PM Subject: Re: Which server-side programming should i choose. From: sanketh sangam [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July