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Top Ten Most Critical Web Application Security Vulnerabilities

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:04:29 +0000

Web application security is often viewed incorrectly as a set of server and host-based security issues, rather than code-level and configuration-based security vulnerabilities. Although servers and hosts may still be the cause for exploitations, it is critical that security professionals recognize the major impact of poorly written web applications as well as how their applications [...]

Combining Javascript And PHP Programming In Web Pages

admin — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:36:21 +0000

PHP Programmers will discover that combining Javascript and PHP Programming can be a challenge. The first thing they discover is that PHP tags do not work inside Javascript tags. The general purpose of combining Javascript and PHP is to control the structure and variables that Javascript is intended to handle on the client side. Following [...]

CLI Commands References

admin — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:12:41 +0000

This is just a list of Command Line Interface CLI commands and strings for easy team reference. This is not a source for learning!

To unlock multiple files on a Mac: This will unlock the entire directory, unless you filter the directory first… chflags -R nouchg ./

What Is Deprecated Code And Why Should I Upgrade My Server?

admin — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:34:14 +0000

By definition, “deprecate” means to look upon something in a poor light, or as lower quality. In reference to code, deprecation refers to code that is not considered up to date and is likely to lose community or company support. The deprecation process applies to all code languages, including PHP Programming. Understanding the deprecation process [...]

PHP Headers: Status Code Definitions (Reference List)

admin — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:25:09 +0000

The following list is taken from W3 and posted here for easy reference. These are to be used for various situations when you want to override the default status sent by the server. Situations include when your content is deleted, but you do not want the search engine to see a broken link or missing [...]

Automating Image Uploads And MySQL Database Tracking

admin — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:38:03 +0000

These days everyone wants to upload their images to a web application. Whether it’s a free public site like Photobucket, or an eCommerce Web Site like Shutterstock or Flickr, the concepts are the same. The intent is to provide a system for web users with no web programming skills, which lets them upload a single [...]

Finding Longitude & Latitude From Google Maps

admin — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:09:16 +0000

This is a really simple problem to solve. Simply navigate to the map position you want the Google Maps longitude and latitude for. Make sure your focal point is at the center of the map frame. Into your browser’s address field type and enter the following string:

javascript:void(prompt(â€˜â€˜,gApplication.getMap().getCenter()));

The quote marks after “prompt(” should be two single [...]

Using JavaScript to Embed QuickTime Content

admin — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:57:41 +0000

Apple provides a JavaScript utility to generate the required tags to embed QuickTime content in a web page. Using this utility greatly simplifies the necessary code to embed a movie, as it automatically supplies such information as the QuickTime Class ID, code base, and plugins page. This has two main advantages over typing the tags [...]

Setting Up GoDaddy Email Accounts

admin — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:19:47 +0000

MX Record Configuration Log on to your hosting provider or third-party domain name system manager. Change your MX records to: MX 0 = smtp.secureserver.net MX 10 = mailstore1.secureserver.net

Domain-specific aliases are easier to remember: CNAME mail.mydomain.com -> pop.secureserver.net or smtpout.secureserver.net CNAME pop.mydomain.com -> pop.secureserver.net CNAME smtp.mydomain.com -> smtpout.secureserver.net

POP (Incoming mail server) Port: 110 Server: pop.secureserver.net Username: your whole email address SSL: Nope, that sucks unless you get [...]

Protecting Your Image Upload Directory And Files

admin — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:47:56 +0000

There are a few reasons why you should consider the network security for your upload directories. Whether you allow image uploads only, or various file types, security is extremely important. How you apply the available layers of security using the file system and PHP depends on your level of paranoia and the sensitivity of the [...]