See how filter_var can greatly outperform a pretty common regular expression!
Use filter_var to Strip Out Non-Digit Characters
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Using Sessions Securely
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When using sessions, usually your biggest concern is cross-site scripting (or XSS for short). Without getting into too much depth, XSS is basically when one of your users can steal the cookies of other users. The malicious user (call him Bob) is able to write a script that is displayed to other users. That script…
Speed Up Your Application!
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So your PHP application is running slow… no… scratch that – slow still implies that it seems like your application is doing something after 45 seconds of loading. No, your application is a crippled duckling, dragging itself slowly towards the shoreline so it can end it all. What do you do??? Here are a few…
The One-Two Punch: Serialization and Databases
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Duct tape is a wonderful, versatile thing, as proven by hordes of people out there with everything from wallets and clothing made entirely of the sticky steel. But those duct tape wallets and shirts are also great examples of using something too much. The same concept applies to programming, and I see a lot of…