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Securing PHP Apps

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Ben Edmunds

    1. Brooklyn, USA

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  • A unique compact guide to securing your PHP apps

  • Author is an expert PHP coder, web developer and mobile app developer

  • PHP is still the #1 web scripting language used in the world

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Never Trust Your Users. Sanitize ALL Input!

    • Ben Edmunds
    Pages 1-8

  3. HTTPS/SSL/BCA/JWH/SHA and Other Random Letters; Some of Them Actually Matter

    • Ben Edmunds
    Pages 9-16

  4. Password Encryption and Storage for Everyone

    • Ben Edmunds
    Pages 17-31

  5. Authentication, Access Control, and Safe File Handling

    • Ben Edmunds
    Pages 33-40

  6. Safe Defaults, Cross-Site Scripting, and Other Popular Hacks

    • Ben Edmunds
    Pages 41-47

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 49-52
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About this book

Secure your PHP-based web applications with this compact handbook. You'll get clear, practical and actionable details on how to secure various parts of your PHP web application. You'll also find scenarios to handle and improve existing legacy issues.

Is your PHP app truly secure? Let's make sure you get home on time and sleep well at night. Learn the security basics that a senior developer usually acquires over years of experience, all condensed down into one quick and easy handbook. Do you ever wonder how vulnerable you are to being hacked? Do you feel confident about storing your users' sensitive information? Imagine feeling confident in the integrity of your software when you store your users' sensitive data. No more fighting fires with lost data, no more late nights, your application is secure.

Well, this short book will answer your questions and give you confidence in being able to secure your and other PHP web apps.


What You'll Learn

  • Never trust your users - escape all input
  • HTTPS/SSL/BCA/JWH/SHA and other random letters: some of them actually matter
  • How to handle password encryption and storage for everyone
  • What are authentication, access control, and safe file handing and how to implement them
  • What are safe defaults, cross site scripting and other popular hacks 

Who This Book Is For



Experienced PHP coders, programmers, developers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Brooklyn, USA

    Ben Edmunds

About the author

Ben Edmunds leads development teams to create cutting-edge web and mobile applications. He is an active leader, developer, and speaker in various development communities, especially the CodeIgniter and Laravel PHP framework communities. He has been developing software professionally for over 10 years and in that time has worked on everything from robotics to government projects.  Lastly, he's a PHP Town Hall podcast co-host. 

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