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Jan. 9, 2008 at 3:51pm
PHP Passes Homeland Security Test
Use open-source with more confidence
When meeting with prospective new clients, we tell them that SiteCrafting uses PHP and MySQL as the development platform. Invariably this leads some of them to ask us what PHP and MySQL are and if they are safe and fast. Sometimes, this can lead to interesting conversations, where we explain to them why we think PHP and MySQL are safe and fast.
Occasionally, there's a client who remembers reading an article 4 or 5 years ago about PHP 3 having some security issues. We refer them to current articles on PHP and mention our own experiences, but the latter argument can come across as "Because we say so," which isn't a good way to get the point across.
Fortunately, with a recent announcement that 11 open-source projects, including PHP, Perl, and Python, passed the current highest "Rung" security testing for Homeland Security, we have some more ammo to support PHP's security. This security rating will help instill some confidence in our clients in choosing PHP and thus, SiteCrafting.
Posted in Odds 'n Ends, PHP, Security by Ken Foubert
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