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Re: query: how many use PHP for linux scripts [message #185961 is a reply to message #185949] Thu, 15 May 2014 16:04 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
crankypuss is currently offline  crankypuss
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On 05/15/2014 06:08 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 5/15/2014 4:07 AM, crankypuss wrote:
>> On 05/14/2014 01:54 PM, JEDIDIAH wrote:
>>> On the other hand, PHP has gained itself a reputation for being
>>> the modern day equivalent of Sendmail or BIND in terms of being a
>>> security disaster.
>>
>> I think that's mostly because of builtin session support and its
>> tendency to be used for mySQL queries that occur clear-text in the url.
>
> I have to disagree here. Languages are neither secure nor insecure.
> Programs are, though.
>
> I think it's more because there are too many people like TNP who call
> themselves "programmers" but have no business being near a computer. PHP
> is a relatively easy language to learn, but like any language, you have
> to know what you're doing to write secure code. Too many people stop
> learning before they get to that point.
>
> That's a great part of what quality control and testing is about - not
> only feeding the code good input to ensure it responds correctly, but
> also feeding it bad input to ensure the code rejects it properly.
>
> But way too many people only check responses to "good" data, and don't
> ensure "bad" data is properly rejected. The result is things like SQL
> injection and other security issues.
>

See what I get for being unclear? <g> See my reply to JNL.
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