--- product_id: 1704254 title: "Essential PHP Security" brand: "chris shiflett" price: "€ 21.18" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://lithuania.desertcart.com/products/1704254-essential-php-security store_origin: LT region: Lithuania --- # Essential PHP Security **Brand:** chris shiflett **Price:** € 21.18 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Essential PHP Security by chris shiflett - **How much does it cost?** € 21.18 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [lithuania.desertcart.com](https://lithuania.desertcart.com/products/1704254-essential-php-security) ## Best For - chris shiflett enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted chris shiflett brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Essential PHP Security ## Images ![Essential PHP Security - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91+GIhUkQYL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars IT MAY BE SHORT, BUT SIZE DOESN'T MATTER! *by G***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2009* The book is only 85 pages long (if you take out the Appendices and filler material). That alone gets it four out of five stars. Well... not really... but there's a lot to be said for producing a book that will actually get read. You can read the whole thing in one bathroom sitting, assuming you just returned from Mexico. By comparison, similar books like "Pro PHP Security" by Chris Snyder and Michael Southwell (also a very good book) are more along the lines of 500 pages and such books are intended as comprehensive reference books rather than tutorials. You'd have to eat at a restaurant in North Korea to get all the way through the Pro PHP Security book. Seriously though - the criticisms of this book primarily pretain to its lack of detail - but I'd rather actually finish a high level book than have a detailed book sit on my shelf unread.Chris' book is great. It's chocked full of easy to understand explanations and little five line code fragments to demonstrate what he's explaining. Sure enough, if you read the whole thing, you'll understand the essentials of PHP Security. Hey - perhaps that explains the title?Do I need this book if my company already uses web scanning security software? Yes - you won't understand the problems that those products identify if you don't understand PHP security basics. If you don't understand reported errors, You'll be tempted to ignore or suppress warnings that you don't understand. Chris' book will give you the knowledge that you need in a few easy to follow pages.There are a few ommissions. They include:OMISSION #1: The book should mention somewhere that many of the security vulnerabilities it describes are not unique to PHP - especially big ones like cross-site scripting and SQL injection. While PHP has some vulnerabilities that other languages do not (and vis-versa), Java, C#, Ruby, and all the other server-side languages can also be attacked with cross-site scripting, SQL injection, session spoofing, cookie theft, backdoor URLs, etc., etc.OMISSION #2: The book would have benefited from the addition of a page of system administration best practices to improve security rather than confining itself only to coding best practices. For example, it's easy for developers to accidentally open security holes by making very small changes to the PHP.ini file. A good best practice is to use the operating system to restrict access to that file in the production environment. Or it would have good to see Chris distill role-based security administration policies, logging, or remote procedure call policies down to just the most important principles. He has a knack for filtering out the noise, and if he had added that additional 86th page, I swear I would have read it too.OMISSION #3: It's worth mentioning how modular design has a very big impact on the number of vulnerabilities inside an application. This is especially important for PHP, because PHP code is often a little more haphazard than code written in other languages - primarily because of the culture that surrounds PHP but also for a few other reasons (we cover those reasons in the PHP Chapter of our own book on the strengths and weaknesses of various technologies).Bottom line:These criticisms are very minor. The book is short, easy-to-read, and filled with information that is absolutely essential to know if you are to responsibly deploy a server-side PHP application. Look at the table of contents. If you're not familiar with those terms, you'd better get the book.Glenn Hostetler Web Service and SOA Technologies ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it! *by D***S on Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2011* There were some very good best practices in this book that I immediately adopted. I'm sure most people who would be interested in this book (experienced to advanced developers) have heard many of the best practice concepts in this book before from various sources, however I've yet to see someone develop a method to handling these ideas.It was a shorter book than I was expecting (yes, that's my goof for not noticing the page count when I purchased it) however I'm glad that I didn't notice that fact before purchasing otherwise I might have overlooked it as more of a reference book rather than a teaching book. I was very happy with the book and would recommend it to anyone interested in some solid best practices for PHP security. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Common threats handled *by M***U on Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2011* Good overview of common threats on web applications, that are handled specifically in php. The author often repeats one of the arguments, but this one is actually the central thing so it's fine to repeat it until we really memorize it. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://lithuania.desertcart.com/products/1704254-essential-php-security](https://lithuania.desertcart.com/products/1704254-essential-php-security) --- *Product available on Desertcart Lithuania* *Store origin: LT* *Last updated: 2026-05-25*