DevShed: File Security and Resources with PHP
DevShed: File Security and Resources with PHP
In the fourth part of their series looking at working with the filesystem in PHP, DevShed has posted a new tutorial focusing on security and permission handling for files/resources.
These days, security is paramount to any server installation, large or small. Most modern operating systems have embraced the concept of the separation of file rights via a user/group ownership paradigm, which, when properly configured, offers a wonderfully convenient and powerful means for securing data. In this section, you’ll learn how to use PHP’s built-in functionality to review and manage these permissions.
They introduce functions like:
Sample code is also included to show how to open and close a file.
Source: http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/17165
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