Building Secure PHP Applications: A Comprehensive Guide to Protecting Your Web Applications from Threats First Edition

Learn how to protect PHP applications from potential vulnerabilities and attacks. As cyberattacks and data breaches continue to rise, it's crucial for developers and organizations to prioritize security in their PHP applications. The book offers an all-encompassing guide to securing PHP applications, covering topics ranging from PHP core security to web security, framework security (with a focus on Laravel), security standards, and protocol security.

After examining PHP core security and essential topics, such as input validation, output encoding, secure session management, and secure file handling, you'll move on to common security risks in PHP applications and provides practical examples to demonstrate effective security measures. From there, you'll delve into web security, addressing XSS, SQL injection, and CSRF, reviewing in-depth explanations and mitigation techniques.