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Implementing a PHP Poll without compromising server filesystem security.

Simon27
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I found a tutorial to make a PHP poll for my website from the site here.

I just wanted to know if it was safe to use PHP to write to a text file on the server. I think I remember once hearing that it can be dangerous to allow things like this since it doesn't use MySQL to store the results (but I'm probably wrong).

Any reassurance would be greatly received.
Jun 8 '07 #1
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epots9
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as long as u have the right permissions set u should be ok, but here some info about being safe http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2003...undations.html
Jun 8 '07 #2
Simon27
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That's great thanks!
Jun 8 '07 #3
pbmods
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Changed thread title to better describe the problem.
Jun 8 '07 #4

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