Last week (Week 11), we started working with databases. As part of this, we learned how prepared statements can be used to prevent SQL injection attacks.
This week, we'll look at how to use functionality within the framework to interact with the database. Behind the scenes, this functionality is all using prepared statements, protecting our sites against SQL injection attacks. This sort of thing is one of the benefits/reasons to use a framework - built-in security.
Hi everyone,
Last week (Week 11), we started working with databases. As part of this, we learned how prepared statements can be used to prevent SQL injection attacks.
As a follow-up to that, here's an interesting video that explains and demonstrates an SQL injection attack....
This week, we'll look at how to use functionality within the framework to interact with the database. Behind the scenes, this functionality is all using prepared statements, protecting our sites against SQL injection attacks. This sort of thing is one of the benefits/reasons to use a framework - built-in security.