MySQL Replication Explained

One of the many features of MySQL to keep your database live and productive is MySQL Replication.

Note: this entry will cover asynchronous replication. 

So whats this technology all about anyways?

Replication is data that is reproduced in one or more locations. It consists of two or more servers, normally, in its simplest form, one master server and its slave server(s).

PHP Protection from XSS attacks

If you have a forum, or blog hosted on your site. Then you should be aware of cross site scripting vulnerabilities that any basic HTML form can produce. I will show you how the vulnerability exists, how to detect it, and how to mitigate this form of attack.

XSS Attack??? • Is my site vulnerable? • Protection • Examples

What is an Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attack?

Cross site scripting vulnerabilities are produced when a web site displays unfiltered user generated input on to the site. By allowing users to supply their own content, hackers can figure out ways to get malicious content on the website by injecting it with their own scripts via javascript and change the