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File uploads

Secure Upload Methods in PHP

Here’s how to deal with file upload attacks against sites developed in PHP, and how to write more secure code to prevent these attacks. In most Web applications, developers provide upload file functionality…

Browser wars

Browser Wars: There are Just Way Too Many Options Currently!

With the growth of the Internet, there has been a considerable increase in the number of Web browsers available for the Linux/BSD/Solaris platforms. Not so long ago, in this world of FOSS, there…

RedNoteBook

Take Note: Four Note-taking Apps You Should Try

Taking detailed, usable notes is not only an art, but also the hallmark of an effective worker. Fortunately, this is an area where the workman can blame his tools. But before you throw…

Security measures

Securing Apache, Part 2: XSS Injections

In the previous article in this series, we started our journey to a secured Apache by dissecting its internals. We then looked at various attacks against Web applications via injection flaws, beginning with…

Lock it up!

Securing Apache, Part 1: The Basics

Targeted at readers with Web security concerns, information security experts, systems administrators and all those who want to jump-start their careers in Web security, this series of articles intends to cover the strengthening…

Automate Testing Web Apps with WebTest

Automate Testing Web Apps with WebTest

WebTest lets developers write XML-based test suites so quickly, it’s almost fun! Virtually everyone uses a browser every time the computer is switched on — the browser has become an integral part of…

Talk about a slideshow

S5: A Simple Web-based Presentation System

S5 is a slideshow system for browsers that lets you run presentations like those in MS PowerPoint or OpenOffice.org Impress without a dedicated application — you just need a Javascript-capable browser, and you’re…

Usher in a New Era of Web with HTML 5

Google Wave, Opera Unite, Firefox 3.5 and then Gazelle, everyone seems to be racing to dominate the Web. What empowers them all the more are the latest specs of HTML 5.

Python on the Net Using CGI and WSGI

In this part 10 of the series on “Programming in Python for Friends and Relations” we build a small classifieds application.

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