[PHP] Security: PHP: how to harden PHP scripts?

2002-07-03 Thread Jean-Christian Imbeault
I'm writing my first commercial site and of course I am thinking about security. I'm worried about someone using a flaw in my PHP script logic to access information they shouldn't. I've read the PHP books I have and Googled around but can't quite find specific answers to my questions about

Re: [PHP] Security: PHP: how to harden PHP scripts?

2002-07-03 Thread Justin French
on 03/07/02 11:36 PM, Jean-Christian Imbeault ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: In general how does one go about hardening a PHP script. i.e. making it as hacker-proof as possible. General things like: I think the general answer is you can't, but you can make it more secure. - verifying user

Re: [PHP] Security: PHP: how to harden PHP scripts?

2002-07-03 Thread Chris Shiflett
Jean-Christian Imbeault wrote: I'm writing my first commercial site and of course I am thinking about security. I'm worried about someone using a flaw in my PHP script logic to access information they shouldn't. I've read the PHP books I have and Googled around but can't quite find

Re: [PHP] Security: PHP: how to harden PHP scripts?

2002-07-03 Thread Alberto Serra
Chris Shiflett wrote: Jean-Christian Imbeault wrote: In general how does one go about hardening a PHP script. i.e. making it as hacker-proof as possible There is no such thing as a 100% secure solution (this applies to everything running on a computer, PHP included). But basically you can

Re: [PHP] Security: PHP: how to harden PHP scripts?

2002-07-03 Thread Jean-Christian Imbeault
Justin French wrote: This list really does work best (ie best results for you) if you come to us with a specific problem, rather than something general. I totally agree. Sorry to have asked such a wide question but in this case it is a bit of a chicken-or-the-egg situation. To make your