Top 10 PHP Tips

PHPBuilder has a nice list of the Top 10 tips every PHP developer should know.

1. The MySQL Connection Class
2. Dealing with Magic Quotes
3. Safely Query Database with mysql_real_escape_string
4. Debugging
5. Writing Functions (and Classes)
6. Single and Double Quotes
7. Problems of Style
8. Ternary Operator
9. Safe Queries
10. A Strategy for Success

The only problem with this article is the suggestion to use extract on raw $_GET and $_POST. I strongly suggest you also take a look at other resources like PHP Security Guide if you’re really serious about security.