Website in php is safe?

[jaysh4922]

Php website development is safe or not i confuse in choosing. pls suggest me.

[♥geoffreywalton]

Yes, you just have to ensure you code in a secure manner, just like any other programming language.

 

HTH

 

G

[MrPhil]

Who is telling you that PHP sites are inherently unsafe? They're lying to you, and probably trying to sell you .Net programming services or something. As Geoffrey said, PHP can be as safe as any other language (or, .Net can be as unsafe, if you don't) if you pay attention to security issues when coding.

[♥FWR Media]

PHP is loosely typed which is why many attack it as unsafe. PHP is not inherently unsafe .. it does however offer a lot of power which can be abused if not written defensively.

[patrickjones]

Yes, PHP is very much safe for your website. You need to just run your website under PHP safe mode.

[ALynn]

How do we confirm our website is in PHP safe mode? We run an OSCommerce site v2.3.1. Our site is written in php. I am a non-technical oriented site owner and now after bad experiences with several programmers and programming companies, I am trying to learn more on my own. Obviously, I was to confirm that our php site is in safe mode. How specifically, do I do so? thanks!

[♥FWR Media]

upload a file to your root web directory.

 

Let's say it's named my_test.php

 

All the file should contain is: -

 

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

 

Run the file in your browser: -

 

http://www.mysite.com/my_test.php

 

And unless your server managers have disallowed it you will see a full report.

 

Search for safe_mode you will see if On or Off

 

Delete the file after use as it is insecure to leave it available.

 

Also worth mentioning is that safe mode is not an ideal, in fact it was a daft idea, it is therefore deprecated.

[♥geoffreywalton]

You could also go to your shop admin >> Tools >> Server Info.

 

Don't forget to delete my_test.php if you used Robert's method.

 

Cheers

 

G

[♥FWR Media]

You could also go to your shop admin >> Tools >> Server Info.

 

Ridiculous!!!

 

Use an already available feature in admin rather than writing a perfectly good new file!!

 

Never heard of such a thing!

 

:rolleyes:

[♥geoffreywalton]

@@FWR Media

 

Robert

 

Do you want to join my project committe to design a new method of moving heavy loads. I have the outline already, a container balanced on a large rod.

 

Just need somehing to go on each end. :-)

 

Cheers

 

G

[MrPhil]

I have a more immediate need for helpers to roll a large rock up a steep hill for me...

 

Geoffrey... try simplemachines.org :)

[♥FWR Media]

I used to love SMF, lost interest when [uNKNOWN] left and leadership got political.

[♥geoffreywalton]

I have a more immediate need for helpers to roll a large rock up a steep hill for me...

 

Sorry count me out, I only roll rocks down hill.

 

Just about to patent a moss collector based on this.

 

Cheers

 

G