PHP or Hypertext Pre-processor is a general purpose scripting language targeted for web development. Besides being free to use and download, this language has an immense potential of being an open source making it a widely used one.

PHP being easily scripted on the server makes it a useful play when it comes to using HTML to create pages and is being used widely by many agencies or even by the individual freelance PHP developer.

With proper pages and interactive art designs, we have loads to complete and take care of in the online world. Because you prepare everything to be easily open for your surfers, where is the guarantee of security?

With many things rolling, here is little stuff that would help one to get their site secured in this easily accessible online world.

  1. Cross Site Scripting

Cross site scripting or XSS is attack done by injecting any malicious code or script into the website. This one being too dangerous can impact any point of your site’s work. The basic reason is the possibility of injecting any kind of malicious code in any particular function roll of your site.

This kind of attack is too common in the sites that accepts and provides some form to be filled by the customers, that happens by injecting the malicious code into a range of your proper needed code.

Counter this attack by using HTML special chars & ENT_QUOTES in your application codes. ENT_QUOTES, help you to remove single and double quote options.

Thus, eliminating any possibility of the cross-site scripting attack

  1. Session Hijacking

Hacker takes up the intended account, by stealing your session ID.  Hacker uses that session ID and validates the session by the request sent to the server.

$_SESSION array validates its uptime escaping your knowledge. This happens by XSS attack or by accessing the data session and having grounds on the data.

Escape this attack by binding your sessions to your actual IP address. Thus, it helps you to invalidate session whenever an unknown violation occurs. This indicates someone is trying to bypass your application to gain access.

Keep your identity safe from with another attack by never disclosing your ID.

  1. SQL injection attacks

Save your database from any unknown SQL injection attacker that any hacker tries to play with. Particular URL parameters are used to access the database by the hackers.

One easiest way is to initiate this sort of attack is by filling any sort of data in the forms to be submitted. An easiest way to make sure that data filled in web forms is used as hijacking tools.

The serious implications the hacker can bring using this attack, is to take control of your database and can perform several malicious manipulations. This also includes deleting the entire application database.

  1. SSL certificates

Any php development makes sure to get end to end secured data transmission over the internet.

Transmit data between the servers securely using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS). With a secure data transfer pathway, the SSL certificate helps you to make sure your data transfers are made easy and completely secured.

Looking for benefits of PHP, in case you want to get started quickly with the development, you can definitely count on the php development method.

Here are a few reasons why you can count on a freelance php development:

  1. They work on easy note to help you manage your investment costs. Hiring them is far easier than spending on a hefty company hiring cost.
  2. Being individual they work on their normal to bring creativity and uniqueness in the projects.
  3. Their availability is never an issue, as working on an individual note they are ready to help you.
  4. A freelance php developer helps you know, the real investment costs and will help you skip off many investments that a company might ask you to pay for.

They can work and adjust in your limited budget as well. Whereas this might sound pretty difficult for a company to think about.