Author Archives: ocramius

PHP Security Exploit: MySQL as a Backdoor with Load Data Local Infile

Posted on October 9, 2011 by ocramius

Yesterday I stumbled on a piece of code shown me by my friend Andrea Guglielmo. It is an exploit that could affect mostly shared hosting solutions, and which I’ve never seen before, even if it has not been invented recently.

Posted in 5.3, DBA, Development, Exploits, IT, MySQL, PHP, Programming | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

LessPHP Minify Integration for faster LessCSS development

Posted on May 28, 2011 by ocramius

Today I’ve been working on some addition to the Minify Project to support LESS CSS integration throug LessPHP. Why do I need LESS CSS? As you probably have noticed, your CSS files are becoming huge, especially when working on great … Continue reading →

Posted in CSS, Design, Development, IT, LESS CSS, PHP, Startup Projects | Tagged , , , | 31 Comments

Google Releases new Webmaster Tools Features!

Posted on October 10, 2010 by ocramius

Google releases new features for its Webmaster Tools Central!
You can now easily view your SERP results of your hard SEO work with just a few clicks! Continue reading →

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MySQL Custom Sorting Rules

Posted on October 8, 2010 by ocramius

How to sort data in MySQL with a custom sorting list… Easy! Continue reading →

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Starting a new website with WP…

Posted on October 6, 2010 by ocramius

Hello there, and welcome to my first post! This website will be my toolbox containing tools, tips and tricks about web development, my story and all the troubles of a web developer who starts becoming a very angry developer….. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in IT, Startup Projects | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments