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Common Mistakes to Avoid in PHP

A list of real issues most beginners encounter when using PHP.

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How can I prevent SQL injection in PHP?

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Andrew G. Johnson
Highly viewed and has recommended answer
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Sasha
2723 votes
14 answers
260k views

Why shouldn't I use mysql_* functions in PHP?

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Madara's Ghost
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Abdulla Nilam
1358 votes
13 answers
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UTF-8 all the way through

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mercutio
This is an issue people commonly encounter if they haven't set up all the text encoding options end to end in their environment
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ADyson
314 votes
9 answers
349k views

How can I prevent XSS with HTML/PHP?

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something people often overlook, which can then cause bugs or vulnerabilities
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ADyson
148 votes
10 answers
365k views

Checking if form has been submitted - PHP

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people often forget to check this, leading to form-processing code running when their page first loads
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6 votes
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Why php function doesn't update array values

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A lot of people come to PHP from languages like Python or Javascript, and don't understand why, when they pass an array into a function and that function changes the array, the array somehow ends up unchanged. Knowing that PHP passes arrays by making a copy of the array by default (but not objects) is kind of important to understand what's going on.
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TKoL
1285 votes
15 answers
690k views

How can I sanitize user input with PHP?

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Brent
Understanding input sanitization in PHP is crucial for beginners, as they often make mistakes in this area, which can lead to significant security issues.
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nayeemdev
1363 votes
29 answers
2.2m views

"Notice: Undefined variable", "Notice: Undefined index", "Warning: Undefined array key", and "Notice: Undefined offset" using PHP

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Pekka
Highly viewed and has recommended answer.
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Yousha Aleayoub
830 votes
16 answers
2.0m views

How to fix "Headers already sent" error in PHP

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Common problem for new PHP programmers.
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Yousha Aleayoub
148 votes
5 answers
317k views

How to use PHP's password_hash to hash and verify passwords

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Josh Potter
How to securely store and verify passwords
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miken32
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Routing PHP 5.4+ Built-in Web Server like .htaccess

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Praveen Kumar Purushothaman
Built In PHP Web Server to behave like Apache's .htaccess.
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