A Step-by-Step Plan to Secure Web Backends with XAMPP (Part 1/3)
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Summary
Developers can use XAMPP to securely build a signup form and lay the foundations for cross-site scripting (XSS) prevention, preventing one of the most common and dangerous web vulnerabilities.
This security flaw allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into trusted websites, but these vulnerabilities can be avoided with due diligence.
In the first of a three-part series, developers can learn how to set up XAMPP as a local web server environment for web development, offering a free and open-source platform that bundles Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl together.
Advantages of XAMPP include allowing developers to create and test web applications locally on their machine, making the process of designing online applications more efficient.
The series will continue with a look at creating a simple PHP form-based application and inserting fundamental security defences, with the final part looking at adding advanced security layers to prepare the application for production.