/etc: Tunneling

As a developer, you’re probably most familiar with yourstandard tools: an IDE (or text editor), a file transfer utility, adatabase client of some sort, a Web browser, and perhaps some otherkey tools. You’ve likely used Secure Shell to log in andtroubleshoot some code on a remote server, and maybe you’re awarethat you can do some clever networking tricks with ssh. Let’s lookat this functionality a little more closely.—by Sean Coates

SQL Injection Revisited

This month’s topic is SQL injection, a problem that is stillprevalent enough to place it near the top of anyone’s list of Webapplication security concerns.—by Chris Shiflett

Webbot developers are not as common as Web page developers,but they may be more important to industry. They are able to createcompetitive advantages for businesses that are simply not availableto those using browsers for all their online tasks. Read on, anddiscover how you can use PHP to unleash the true potential of theInternet.—by Michael Schrenk

Shell Shock

Most PHP code should be closed source. IonCube make betterproducts than Zend. The base of good programming is dynamicity.Dynamicity is a real word. Desktop operating systems reached theirevolutionary peak a decade ago. PHP is the new C. Deception is auseful programming tool. Innovation is inherently controversial.Welcome to my world!—by Johnnie, Jr. Rose

Flexing PHP – Part 2

Everybody’s talking about Adobe Flex these days. Thanks tothe Eclipse-based IDE in Flex 2, it’s reached the Mac OS X andWindows communities as well as the hard-core Linux fans. In thispart of my introductory article I’ll show you how to connect thepower of Flex to your PHP framework.—by Jeof Oyster

Paging using Objects and Design Patterns

Paging with lists of page links is one those programmingtasks that involve complex algorithms. How can we do it in a waythat makes the concepts clear, the logic easier to follow, and thecode more maintainable? A strong, clean, appropriately abstractobject design will help.—by