March 2017
Beginner to intermediate
392 pages
8h 19m
English
As with any other part of the application, when you are dealing with security, there are some well-known best practices you need to follow or at least be aware of to avoid future issues. Here, you can find the most common ones related to web development.
One of the most basic security mechanisms is file/folder permissions and ownership. Assuming that you are working on a Linux/Unix system, the main recommendation is to assign the ownership of your source code to the web server or PHP engine user. Regarding file permissions, you should be using the following setting:
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