1130. How You Can Simplify MySQL Prepared Query Execution in PHP 8.2 Using mysqli::execute_query
Updated on: 2023-01-24
Posted on: 2023-01-24
One of those improvements was executing prepared SQL queries and retrieving the query results using fewer lines of code when you use the MySQLi extension to access your MySQL database server.
Read this article to learn about this improvement of PHP 8.2 with an example of PHP code.
You can also learn some valuable criteria to decide if you should use MySQLi or PDO to access a database in your PHP projects.



9. Modern PHP CSRF Protection Example using a PHP Forms Library
Updated on: 2023-01-24
Posted on: 2023-01-23
Blog: PHP Forms Class with HTML Generator and JavaScript Validation package blog
Package: PHP Forms Class with HTML Generator and JavaScript Validation
Good Web sites are protected against CSRF security attacks. Attempts to perform these attacks are ignored.
As a responsible Web developer, it is in your best interest to learn how to prevent these attacks so your PHP Web projects can be more secure.
Please read this short article to learn more about CSRF attacks and a practical example of protection against CSRF attacks in your Web form pages generated and processed by PHP.



1129. How Would You Like that PHP Events Online Happen in the Future
Updated on: 2023-01-20
Posted on: 2023-01-20
Since the pandemic, many in-presence events have been suspended to protect the health of people that want to participate.
Recently we talked with some developers that expressed an interest in participating in PHP online events.
Therefore we need to research your needs and desires, so we can plan to organize the PHP online events of your dreams.
Please read this short article, so you can learn more about how you can participate in a short research survey, and we can learn what the PHP online events of your dreams should have.



1. How to Send a Message on WhatsApp using the Official API in PHP
Updated on: 2023-01-19
Posted on: 2023-01-19
Blog: PHP WhatsApp API package blog
Package: PHP WhatsApp API
Several APIs allow developers to send messages to other WhatsApp users via WhatsApp.
This package uses the official API from the Meta Group to send messages to other WhatsApp users.



1128. PHP Events Calendar of Meetings and Conferences for February 2023
Updated on: 2023-01-18
Posted on: 2023-01-18
So now we are starting a test to evaluate if developers like yourself are interested in knowing about the events that will happen soon near your region, so you can prepare to participate in those events.
Read this short article to be aware of PHP events in February 2023, so you can consider participating and learn more to be a better PHP developer with other developers.
Here you can also find guidance on how to promote your future PHP event better with the help of the PHP Classes site.



1127. Why Would You Want to Do a PHP Upgrade to Version 7.3 or 8.3 to Benefit from Better Security using the Improved SameSite Cookie Support
Updated on: 2023-01-17
Posted on: 2023-01-17
Read this short article to learn more about CSRF attacks, SameSite cookies, and code examples of how to benefit from improvements done in PHP 7.3 and PHP 8.3 to quickly implement this option to protect better your sites from these attacks.
There are more modern ways to generate random strings. Read another article about the \Random\Randomizer class to learn more about modern ways to generate random values.



1. How to Add a PHP Icon Image Picker Tool to Your Applications to Let Users Choose Images and Colors to Customize Your Application
Updated on: 2023-01-16
Posted on: 2023-01-16
Blog: Yii2 PHP Icon Picker package blog
Package: Yii2 PHP Icon Picker
In some cases, the applications let the users pick icons shown in different parts of the application pages.
This package provides a solution that lets application developers add a widget to a form of application options that allows application users to pick icon images for any practical purpose of the application.



1126. 4 PHP Upgrade Tools that You May Use to Update Your Code Faster to Make It Work with a Newer PHP Version
Updated on: 2023-01-29
Posted on: 2023-01-13
Often you want to upgrade to benefit from new PHP features.
Other times you may fear that your applications be abused by badly intentioned people who abuse older version vulnerabilities.
Other times, your customer may require that your code works in newer PHP versions because those are the ones that are available in the hosting environment on which your PHP will run.
Read this article to learn about several tools and methods that can help you to find and fix code that needs to be changed to work in newer PHP versions.



1. How to Setup a PHP Web Application Firewall with a Friendly Web Interface to Protect Your PHP Sites Against Badly Intentioned People
Updated on: 2023-01-12
Posted on: 2023-01-12
Blog: Rimau waf package blog
Package: Rimau waf
This package implements an application to make it easier to implement many security measures that Web server modules like ModSecurity and mod_proxy can implement.



1125. Why You Will Want to Upgrade to PHP 8.3 to Benefit from Better Random Value Generation
Updated on: 2023-01-11
Posted on: 2023-01-11
PHP 8.3 will add more functions to generate random values for strings and floating-point numbers.
Please read this short article to learn more about the \Random\Randomize class functions and how you can use these functions in your PHP applications to make them more secure against possible attacks to current cryptography methods that in the future will be more vulnerable due to the availability of faster CPUs, including those that will use quantum computing.


