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Upcoming PHP 5.3 Beefs up Security

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“Probably the simplest and most effective change that
will come with PHP 5.3 is a modification to the way that $_REQUEST
superglobal variables are handled. After several years of known
vulnerability, it seems that the PHP developers are finally
addressing one of the most risky elements of the scripting
language.”

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