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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 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html