
PHPisaveryhandy--andwidespread--Webprogramminglanguage.ButasTomScottdemonstratesinthevideobelow,it'salsoquitevulnerabletoabasicSQLinjectionattackthatcouldgiveahackeraccesstoasite'sunderlyingdatabase.AsScottexplains,PHP'ssimplicitycanalsobeitsundoing.WithjustafewinputsstructuredasSQLqueries,athirdpartycanendupretrieving,altering,ordeletingtheentiredatabase.Somuchfordatasecurity!...

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