--- title: "Security Best Practices in PHP" url: https://daily.dev/posts/security-best-practices-in-php-sg9n4o15d source_url: https://sweetcode.io/security-best-practices-in-php/ type: article source: "Sweetcode" published: 2022-01-19T03:11:04.538Z updated: 2022-01-19T03:11:04.542Z tags: ["security", "sql", "php"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 16 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Security Best Practices in PHP **[Sweetcode](https://daily.dev/sources/swcd)** · 5 min read · 16 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary According to a 2019 report by Accenture , security vulnerabilities have surged by 67 percent since 2013, including web apps that use PHP. PHP web applications are vulnerable to a variety of attacks, including cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, local file inclusion, and path traversals. As a result, recommended practices for securing PHP applications are a necessity. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#sql](https://daily.dev/tags/sql), [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/security-best-practices-in-php-sg9n4o15d)