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koolsamule
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PHP Forum Security Issues

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Hi Chaps,

I'm about to start building a MySQL/PHP forum but would like to know what are the best administration steps to take.

Basically it'll be open to members of a site to share info (as like many forums out there), but obviously I don't want anybody to post either harmful content or offensive material.

Can someone point me in the right direction, or give me a basic outline of what I have to look out for?

Many thanks
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califdon
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Re: PHP Forum Security Issues

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I don't think there's a lot you can do in PHP code to prevent malicious posting. You should be considering moderation and who's going to do it. Of course, implementing that requires code, but that's a pretty large topic and I think you should study how it's done in existing forum software.
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