Re: Re: session variable in select query showing picture from database

From: Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:28:13 +0000
Subject: Re: Re: session variable in select query showing picture from database
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$band_id = $_SESSION['session_var']; $query="SELECT * FROM pic_upload WHERE band_id=$band_id";
It's always better not to concatenate user input into queries, otherwise you are vulnerable to SQL Injection attacks: http://www.sans.org/top25errors/#cat1 Use bind variables with the appropriate syntax for your database. Chris -- Email: christopher.jones@oracle.com Tel: +1 650 506 8630 Twitter: http://twitter.com/ghrd Free PHP Book: http://tinyurl.com/UGPOM

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