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by djsh823
Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:14 am
Forum: PHP - Code
Topic: Design ?: Fetch info->confirm->enter into database
Replies: 1
Views: 399

Design ?: Fetch info->confirm->enter into database

I am new to PHP. I am trying to put together some code that will take some info (a book title, author from xml) and insert some of the info into a database. So far I have the code that will fetch and strip the info and display it, but I want a confirmation page before it is sent to a database. Basic...
by djsh823
Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:10 am
Forum: PHP - Security
Topic: Noob ?s: plain text pass and other security principles
Replies: 8
Views: 4568

Re: Noob ?s: plain text pass and other security principles

Yes. I'm not so concerned about that. I'm worried about this: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=plain-text+password#hl=en&q=plain-text+password+%22text+file%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=pw&fp=7f8f799ac13308b3 If it wasn't a problem, it probably woul...
by djsh823
Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:23 am
Forum: PHP - Security
Topic: Noob ?s: plain text pass and other security principles
Replies: 8
Views: 4568

Re: Noob ?s: plain text pass and other security principles

I don't think you understand. I am not worried about the capture (I agree ssl would be a must) so much as having my password in plain-text and having someone view the file by simple web access (though this point may be moot with the above no-viewing-of-php-source discussion). How is it different? Si...
by djsh823
Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:08 am
Forum: PHP - Security
Topic: Noob ?s: plain text pass and other security principles
Replies: 8
Views: 4568

Re: Noob ?s: plain text pass and other security principles

Thank you very much for your reply. As regards to the hash I was referring to maybe a function that would allow me to not put the the password to my database in a plain text file. Maybe just store the hash. Run an MD5 over it or something and just store that? I'm really don't know. I do know that if...
by djsh823
Sun Jan 23, 2011 12:25 pm
Forum: PHP - Security
Topic: Noob ?s: plain text pass and other security principles
Replies: 8
Views: 4568

Noob ?s: plain text pass and other security principles

Hello, 1) If there is a SHORT document that provides answers to these basic intro questions feel free to point me there, I am very much a PHP beginner. 2) If I have a php file that allows POST data to be sent to another file that has a password that access a database, wouldn't someone simply be able...