[UPHPU] PHP4 vs PHP5 on security

[cole at colejoplin.com]

Another book to consider is Pro PHP Security by Chris Snyder. There  
are lots of good ones out there, generally, and this is one that is  
specific to PHP.

-- Cole




Quoting jtaber <jtaber at johntaber.net>:

> Oh I hit send too fast - I meant to add to check out the book "Essential
> Security" by Chris Schifflet - it's small and very readable and packed
> with good info and makes a great checklist guide.  I got it on Amazaon
> for like $15.
>
>
> Jason Porter wrote:
>> What's the general consensus as far as security goes in PHP5 vs PHP4?  I
>> very well could be wrong, but I thought PHP5 was just as secure as PHP4.
>> Thoughts?
>>
>>
> Probably 90+% of security is your code and organization so that's where
> to concentrate.  Newer versions might have additional helper functions
> or in  case of PHP5 have register globals defaulted to off to make
> things easier.
>
> I think we are going to have an upcoming meeting on security (Richard?)
> which would be a great time to discuss this kind of stuff.
>
>
>
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