PHP Programming

For those of you who want to stay up with the very latest releases of PHP and to maximize your server security, PHP 5.2.2 has been released for download. The standard caveats are expected, such as testing this install on your test PHP server to make sure your PHP web applications all work really well, BEFORE updating your production servers. Make sure Apple didn’t do anything stupid again with their operating system updates to create havoc amongst the OXS X Server community using PHP. Make sure you do a backup of essential files and databases before updating, if you don’t already have an automated scheduled backup.

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PHP has a command called phpinfo() that lists all the configuration and system information in a handy web page. This can be useful for a fresh system, an upgraded system, and there are varius reasons tomake it available. However, it is unsafe to reveal unnecessary system information to the world, especially if the system has not been secured by an ethical hacker who understands Network Security. (more…)