Secure Coding

Which PHP function is commonly used for validating and sanitizing user input to prevent SQL injection attacks?

• mysql_real_escape_string()

• htmlspecialchars()

• filter_var()

• strip_tags()

What is the primary purpose of using prepared statements with parameterized queries in PHP?

• To automatically sanitize user input

• To dynamically generate SQL queries

• To prevent SQL injection attacks

• To improve database performance

filter_input() is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the specific external variable by name and filter it?

• True

• False

What is the purpose of Magic Quotes in PHP?

• To automatically escape special characters in user input

• To generate random strings for secure passwords

Choose statement that relate to 'magic quotes' ?

• is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the specific external variable by name and filter it

• process that automagically escapes incoming data to the PHP script

• help protect newbie programmers from writing bad form processing code.

Choose topics that will explain on how to keep your site safe from the bad guys.

• Apply filtering input

• site security and vulnerability

• Create Magic Quotes

• Setting register_globals