Is PHP secure?

[Twey]

Whitebeam is pretty secure, and that involves Javascript. I think you're confusing client-side and server-side code. Client-side code (in any language) is not meant to be secure, and it's daft to make comparisons between them. Thus, I was comparing PHP with other server-side languages, not with client-side code.

[mburt]

Client-side code (in any language) is not meant to be secure

So may I ask why people attempt to do username/password logins with JavaScript?

[thetestingsite]

So may I ask why people attempt to do username/password logins with JavaScript?

It is either because they do not know how to use server-side languages (or if they even exist), or they want to use a quick and simple fix. People are unpredictable (spelling?)

[Titan85]

As long as there is a page called index in the folders, searching for the content of that folder will only show what is on the index page.

[Twey]

Not necessarily, it depends on server config. "index.htm," "index.html," and "index.php" are just common defaults.

[Jas]

WOW!
lots of info. Thanks all.

So the question is now, is there any better alternitive?

[thetestingsite]

So the question is now, is there any better alternitive?

For what purpose. As said before (I believe by Twey), code is only as secure as the coder makes it. (I know, not exact wording, but close enough).

Hope this helps.

[Titan85]

PHP is the most used web programing language for interacting with databases (if not the only one) by far. For some things you can use javascript, but for a lot of stuff PHP is the only way to go, such as storing data in a database.

[Jas]

PHP is the most used web programing language for interacting with databases (if not the only one) by far. For some things you can use javascript, but for a lot of stuff PHP is the only way to go, such as storing data in a database.

That settles it then! I shall learn PHP. I have already started thanks to some google searches.

Thanks everyone!

[Twey]

For some things you can use javascript, but for a lot of stuff PHP is the only way to go

PHP isn't the only server-side language, just the most common. Other languages and frameworks tend to make things easier, and don't have PHP's reputation for insecurity. Personally I enjoy working with Python and Django; I have a friend who speaks highly of Perl for web development; and of course, Ruby is becoming more popular now with the advent of the Rails framework. PHP is certainly worth learning just because of its popularity, but for your own site you shouldn't feel locked in.