Book Review: Essential PHP Security – A Must Read!

This post is for all Joomla! Extension Component Developers - We have been reviewing more and more components recently and those that are insecure are all falling over on basic PHP Security principles.  There are some very basic things that a developer MUST do in order to prevent releasing code that could compromise a users site/server – and I have finally found a book that covers these with just the right amount of detail, all in a very thin book thats easy to read on the loo (or train!)

Essential PHP Security is written by Chris Shiflett and is the first ever book recommendation I have ever made – if every Joomla Developer read this book, and applied its principles then there would be less hacked sites through components (mambots, modules, templates) – If I could afford to purchase a copy for every developer I would – I cannot recommend it highly enough! (Yes its an affiliate link – but even if you just go to Amazon and buy it yourself you will not be disappointed! its really a GREAT book!)

Update: I just found a companion site to the book at http://phpsecurity.org/ – this is work looking at also if you are in two minds as to whether to buy the book!