Quote from the php manual. "Once a constant is defined, it can never be changed or undefined."
I figure, since the constant is initialised in the script, it cannot be changed or undefined, then I can put my trust in it that it comes from the server and no where else.... Martin Towell wrote: > how is that going to increase security? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gerard Samuel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 11:21 AM > To: php > Subject: [PHP] An idea... > > > Just want to bounce this idea off you guys/gals. > Im looking to improve the security of my scripts. Now lets say, I > initialise the script with a constant in the main config file that all > the pages access. Then when Im accepting data from a form or maybe even > a link I could do > > if (isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['foo']) && defined("CONSTANT")) { > process data > } > > Just an idea, what do you think.. > Thanks > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
