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PHP: Manual Installation on Windows Systems
RE: php-5.1.2-Win32.zip In the past, on a few different Windows XP systems, I have installed PHP as an Apache module, and i’ve been thrilled by achieving a functional Apache / PHP configuration without having to troubleshoot as i simply never experienced any problems with the installations. However, on this particular XP setup, Apache and PHP…
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mod_perl: Installation Failure (however difficult to assess)
Lacking the knowledge previous to this day’s endeavor, in an ultimate attempt to develop ASP on an existing Apache2 installation, i researched the options and my searching pointed to – mod_perl. What I installed the file named Perl-5.8-win32-bin-0.10.exe , a rather complex, self-extracting, “automatic” installation process. I probably would have had more success had I…
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XSS Preparedness & a Friendly Programmer’s Advice
PHP Input Validation Flaw in Certain Error Pages as reported on Security Tracker dotCom, and other such news always raises my ears because I have been the victim of Cross Site Scripting myself. I have also been the victim of other hacks related to my own lack of security precautions, so tend to review alerts such as…
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A Compiled List — on short notice and little time…
Stuff i wanted to log real quick before signing off, and before my head hits the keyboard; yet again my glasses fall to the floor… I thought this sounded like pretty good advice, so i’m passing it on to you! Five Steps to Good Blogging Newsome.Org – The “real reason” – Why Blogging is [difficult]…
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mail() function – the PHP Manual
mail (PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5) mail — Send mail Description bool mail ( string to, string subject, string message [, string additional_headers [, string additional_parameters]] ) Sends an email. Parameters to Receiver, or receivers of the mail. The formatting of this string must comply with RFC 2822. Some examples are: user@example.com user@example.com, anotheruser@example.com User <user@example.com>…
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Quick-start rules of thumb: the Steps of Development
(developing the idea here) Need is determined Functions Researched Application Development Process Begins More Research More Development (repeat #4 and #5 as necessary) Test “First Working Version” of an App now, the critical steps that follow are those which i must begin to focus on with more concern so as to develop a better method,…
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