Pro PHP Security

"Pro PHP Security" is arguably the most comprehensive PHP security book available, and is highly recommended to any developer or administrator of a PHP-based Web site. -- Michael J. Ross, Slashdot contributor "Pro PHP Security" is one of the first books devoted solely to PHP security. It will serve as your complete guide for taking defensive and proactive security measures within your PHP applications. (And the methods discussed are compatible with PHP versions 3, 4, and 5.) The knowledge you'll gain from this comprehensive guide will help you prevent attackers from potentially disrupting site operation or destroying data. And you'll learn about various security measures, for example, creating and deploying "captchas," validating e-mail, fending off SQL injection attacks, and preventing cross-site scripting attempts.Snyder, Chris is the author of 'Pro PHP Security', published 2005 under ISBN 9781590595084 and ISBN 1590595084.