can badly coded PHP cause server problems?

[Gav]

Hi,

I am new to PHP and was just curious, how "fool proof" is PHP against
bad code? I.e. is it possible to cause major headaches for the server
(infinite loops etc) with bad code or is the PHP module pretty much
impossible to disrupt via badly written or malicious code?

cheers!

Gav

[dr zoidberg]

Gav wrote:

Hi,

I am new to PHP and was just curious, how "fool proof" is PHP against
bad code? I.e. is it possible to cause major headaches for the server
(infinite loops etc) with bad code or is the PHP module pretty much
impossible to disrupt via badly written or malicious code?

In general yes. But if your PHP setup is correct and secured you can't
broke the server down.

[Savut]

Most servers has memory usage limit oper user to protect again these kind of
"attack".
PHP also has config for fopen() to limit user to his dorectory, and even the
new version of mysql has max connection limit for each user, and that is
just one exemple for each. Apache Perchild MPM is a good protection also.

Savut

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Hi,

I am new to PHP and was just curious, how "fool proof" is PHP against
bad code? I.e. is it possible to cause major headaches for the server
(infinite loops etc) with bad code or is the PHP module pretty much
impossible to disrupt via badly written or malicious code?

cheers!

Gav