Category - PHP/MySQL/AJAX

Basic SQL Injection Tutorial

Since first laying eyes on Magento, the open source eCommerce software, I been impressed by it’s power, flexibility and rigid code structure. But despite Magento’s almost endless list of strengths, it also has some significant weaknesses, that often leave me frustrated and confused. One such weakness is the apparent lack of any functionality in regards […]

Online MD5 Hasher/Cracker

If you’ve ever worked with a PHP/MySQL application which handles user logins, then you will have worked with MD5 Hashes. An MD5 is a one-way encryption algorithm commonly used by web applications to store passwords. When a new user creates an account, their password is ‘hashed’ using MD5 and the hash is stored along with […]

What is AJAX?

What is AJAX? If you find yourself asking this question then you’re either new to PHP/Javascript or you have been hiding under a rock for the past three years. Since around 2006, the term/buzzword ‘AJAX’ has been thrown around like a frisbee in a playground. So what exactly is AJAX? If you’ve had an auto-suggest […]