Using PDO in PHP

Posted by Chris on May 26, 2010 in Featured Articles, PHP0 comments

Using PDO in PHP

Ran across an excellent article today over at NetTuts. It is a perfect starter guide for the intermediate PHP programmer looking to get a good headstart on using PDO (PHP Date Objects) in PHP 5.1 or later. There are two things I would point out to anyone looking to implement PDO in PHP.

1. Make sure you obfuscate (hide) your variables and SQL calls by using prepared statements! This is a life saver and a necessity for any site exposed to the public. Failure to do so will lead (eventually) to a SQL injection which will compromise your database and therefore your site security.

2. Use re-usable classes for commonly used obects (like user info, cart info, etc) this will save you a TON of time and make your code much easier to debug and reuse again and again.

So…here you go check out Erik Wurzer’s post at nettuts.

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