Database

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Database Connection Mis-information

Gary Bell on Development, Database, Configuration | 25 Apr 2016

Whilst on my usual rounds on StackOverflow to help spread useful knowledge of computing and web development I came across the following comments on a thread: Um... mysql doesn't connect over http... nor to a directoryNeither should it be an url. Usually it's localhost or the IP address of the…

NEVER trust user input

Gary Bell on Development, Security, Database, SQL Injection | 16 Mar 2016

I've had the joys recently of being part of a code audit for a potential client for a change or re-build of a system. The code in itself was complete textbook...of how not to code a system. It looked like it had been built long long ago when OO…