CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER errors are often caused by not having an up-to-date bundle of CA root certificates on your system. So please, Don’t turn off CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER in your PHP config, but fix the cURL errors by updating cURL’s bundle of CA root certificates and your php.ini configuration.
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How to send authenticated SMTP over a TLS encrypted connection, in PHP, ASP and ASP.NET?
Send authenticated SMTP over a TLS encrypted connection, in PHP, ASP and ASP.NET. If you want to send email securely from your website, this post is for you! In this post I’ll provide some script examples for ASP, PHP, and ASP.NET (C# / VB.Net – System.Net.Mail) that you can easily integrate and use to securely send email from your website.
Connect to MS SQL Server with PHP 5.3+
As of PHP 5.3.2 you have to use the SQLSRV API functions to connect to an MS SQL Server database from PHP. For example, use sqlsrv_connect() to create a connection resource and open a connection. The main difference with the older mssql functions of PHP is that SQLSRV requires an Array() with connection information, instead of strings.
Unauthorized Access: Bypassing PHP strcmp()
Unauthorized Access: Bypassing PHP strcmp(). A way to bypass PHP’s strcmp() binary safe string comparison function.
Create your own PHP based Origin Pull CDN
The advantage of having your website content hosted on a Content Delivery Network (CDN) is having your content distributed and stored across the Globe. Utilizing the network of the Content Delivery Network provider. Hosting your WordPress website on a Content Delivery Network is an important WordPress optimization tip. Here is how to create your own Origin Pull CDN with just a few lines of PHP…
Calculate MySQL database size with PHP (off the old shelf)
Calculate the MySQL database size in PHP. Sometimes you’d be amazed what you find when cleaning out your old script archives. I found an old PHP script to calculate the size of a MySQL database. I post it here just for the fun of it.
PHP with WinCache on IIS
Learn how to install PHP on Windows Server IIS. With Windows Cache Extension for PHP (WinCache). WinCache enabled PHP gives you great performance for WordPress, Drupal and Joomla websites, and decreases CPU usage.
“htaccess files should not be used for security restrictions”
An article explaining why .htaccess files should not be used to secure sensitive data. In many cases it is wrong to impose security restrictions using .htaccess files.
Multiple IIS 6.0/7.5 Vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities found in IIS 6.0 and 7.5 web servers. On the Full-Disclosure mailinglist Kingcope posted several IIS 6.0 and 7.5 bugs. Because I am a Windows Server and IIS admin, I took some time to test the various vulnerabilities …
How to filter web traffic with blocklists
I needed a HTTP blocklist. Block and filter unwanted web HTTP traffic with blocklists, on both IIS and Apache webservers. Protect your website easily with this PHP blocklist class. Let’s create our own little HTTP filter.
PHP on IIS: No input file specified.
Here is how to resolve the no input file specified error with PHP and IIS. When you host your PHP website on Windows Server IIS, you may receive an “No input file specified” error message, when a HTTP request is made to non-existing .php files. When this happens you probably have no Request Restrictions configured in IIS’ PHP handler set