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Monthly Archives: October 2012
The Open Web Application Security Project
Read a little from the Open Web Application Security Project today.
Form Validation with PHP
Read an article about Form Validation with PHP today.
PHP filter_var
I learned about a new PHP function today, filter_var, which can be used to do input validation.
PHP parse_str
Today I learned about PHP parse_str. Worth checking out too are the related functions such as http_build_query.
PHP: The Right Way
Over on the ProgClub programming list Justin pointed out PHP: The Right Way which is definitely on my reading list.
100% Apache-Compliant REQUEST_URI for IIS and Windows
I had a problem with the REQUEST_URI server variable not being available in my PHP app when running under IIS on Windows. I followed these instructions to fix the problem: 100% Apache-Compliant REQUEST_URI for IIS and Windows.
I had to download and install ISAPI Rewrite 3 and Request_URI for IIS 1.1 which I installed into PHP by editing my php.ini file with this line:
auto_prepend_file = C:\Program Files\PHP\request_uri.inc
TortoiseGit
Setup TortoiseGit on my WinXP machine the other day following these instructions. I needed to install msysgit too.
Facebook Games
The Reality of HTML5 Game Development
Read an article the other day which talks about all the different approaches you can take to creating a web-based game: The Reality of HTML5 Game Development and making money from it.