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Re: [LUG] A suggestion for a Colaborative Lug project.

 

On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 18:09 +0000, Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Nov 2009, kevin wrote:
> 
> > Hi all
> > My wife has been doing the "Xmas Manager" bit for both our families
> > again this year ( We all are supposed to supply each other with lists,
> > then liaise with each other (but not the recipient) to sort out
> > presents).
> >
> > I thought of a Lug Xmas List manager!
> > Data base driven
> > I could possibly manage crude php but I know how it's frowned on for
> > external security so some other Nix based coded front end,
> 
> Why do you think PHP is frowned upon for security, external or otherwise?
> 
Just from responses to other web apps suggested in previous topics
I have my Small business manager web app in php but have been dissuaded
for developing it further.
  
> The bad press PHP appears to get is mostly because it's easily 
> accessible, therefore adopted by the masses ... who don't know how to 
> write defensive programs...
> 
> PHP is as secure as you care to program it in. You can create gaping wide 
> open security holes in any language you care to use, if you don't use it 
> sensibly.
> 
True;
 what then  would be the best language we could all contribute in ?

> Gordon
> 
Regards

Kevin Lucas
Minions Post Master(Sub) reprieved repressed(possibly!Definitely!)
Po House, Minions,
Liskeard Cornwall 
PL14 5LE
01579363386


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