Writing Secure PHP Code

For all its simplicity, PHP is a powerful—andpotentially dangerous— language. If it’s easy to write PHPcode, it’s even easier to write bad PHP code.

Theo Spears examines for us some of the most common mistakesthat PHP programmers make, thus unwittingly exposing themselves tosecurity issues that can have grave repercussions.

From the infamous “register_globals” flag to proper datahandling in HTML, SQL and user input management, don’t miss thisopportunity to hone your PHP skills and write bettercode!

—by Theo Spears

EXCLUSIVE Zend Interview

This month, Zend will be launching a new initiative dedicatedto small businesses—we have the scoop and a great interviewwith Zend’s CEO Doron Gerstel!—by Marco Tabini

Implementing Database Persistence Layers in PHP

Shawn Bedard takes us on a ride in the wonderful world ofdatabase persistence layers—and shows us that separating thebusiness logic from the database code is simple and has somedefinite advantages..—by Shawn Bedard

Accessing the WIN32 API

David Jorm examines the intricacies of accessing the WindowsAPI from within PHP, providing us with plenty of examples in theprocess!—by David Jorm

Writing a Web-based PDF Viewer

Marco Tabini shows us how PHP and a few open-source tools canbe used to create a simple web-based PDF viewer that requires noclient downloads and no plug-ins to run.—by Marco Tabini

Using the .NET Assembly with PHP

Microsoft .NET promises to become the next wave ofWindows-based technological innovation. Join author Jayesh Jain fora trip to the world of .NET interoperability with PHP andback!—by Jayesh Jain

Taming Full-Text Search with MySQL

Leon Vismer shows us how full-text indexing can be used toprovide advanced search functionality in heavily content-orientedwebsites.—by Leon Vismer