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Building Online Stores with osCommerce: Professional Edition

By : David Mercer
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Building Online Stores with osCommerce: Professional Edition

By: David Mercer

Overview of this book

<p>The book can be read from front to back, but each chapter is self contained so the reader can skip chapters to read those that they are interested in. Each chapter will move from basic to advanced where applicable and also relate what the administrator (reader) is doing to how this affects what the client sees on the site.</p> <p>So, for example, the customization chapter will start off with a discussion on the concept of design and how to relate this to your business. Once the reader has a clear idea of what they need to do, we look at some really simple changes such as modifying the site's language, before moving to some advanced modifications which may involve some PHP programming. At the same time the discussion will demonstrate how the changes made affect the site.</p> <p>Throughout the book, much consideration is given to the "right" way to doing things. Readers will have the great advantage that they begin, from the very start, doing things properly. This will save them a lot of time and effort in the years to come as they build on and modify their site. Utilizing best practices and sound methodologies is a great asset for beginners and experienced users alike.</p> <p>At all times, the coverage given in this book pays homage to the fact that, ultimately, the reader has a business goal in mind. To this end, the material never gets bogged down in technical issues or long discourses, but rather focuses on what is practically important for the online business and then moves on. To complement this, there are plenty of suggestions and hints as to how and where to look for further information.</p>
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Building Online Stores with osCommerce: Professional Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Foreword
Introduction
Index

File-System Security


By now you s hould not be too surprised to hear that no matter how secure you make your site's communication between browsers and third-party servers, it is all a bit pointless if you don't secure your file system and database correctly. There is quite a lot to think about with regards to the security of both areas, and the only way you will really get to grips with it all is by ensuring you spend time practicing and learning about the different types of loopholes and backdoors that can affect your site.

In general, it is fair to say that the following lists the main points that you should be aware of when thinking about file system security:

  • Who can use the system

  • When and how much can these users use the system

  • What are users allowed to do

  • Monitoring the system

  • Responding to intrusions or attacks

Knowing the answers to the above points gives you a good platform from which you can implement better security. The best way to limit the number of people who can use your file...