Easy Rate Limit in PHP using Simple Strategy – An API Example
Nowadays the web-based APIs are popular. Many large websites provide APIs such as Facebook, Twitter. The return value is often encoded using JSON format. To limit the user from …
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Escape Linux Command to Prevent Security Holes From PHP shell_exec Function
In PHP, the function shell_exec takes a string parameter that allows PHP to run the linux commands in the shell e.g. BASH shell. So you have to be careful …
Using Variable Substitution to Reference Another Variable in PHP and BASH Script
Not many programming languages support this kind of feature. We are not talking about substitution of the values in a string. Instead, we want to reference the variable using …
How to Search Twits with Pictures/Images using PHP?
If you want to search twits with Pictures or Images using PHP, then the following script is right for you. First you would need to set up the Twitter …
How to Disable FTP Login Details in WordPress when Upgrading Plugins?
When I was using share-hosting @ Fasthosts, the wordpress blog never asked me for FTP login details. After I move everything to VPS @ QuickHostUK, the following dialog kinda …