# Server-side PHP Security

By Ben Ramsey

- **Date:** June 2, 2005
- **Event:** [Atlanta PHP User Group](https://web.archive.org/web/20191119193003/http://atlantaphp.org/june-2005-meeting/)
- **Venue:** New Horizons Learning Center
- **City:** Atlanta, GA, US

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No week passes without a new security vulnerability. However, more often it is not a browser, server, or OS that is affected, but a web site. Most often, the same mistakes are made, paired with lazy programmers. This talk seeks to change this and covers securing a PHP-enabled website. Ben Ramsey examines security from the server-side and explores best practices for configuring PHP on the server.