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PHPWomen is a user group specifically targeted toward the women in the PHP world. We do not wish to exclude men - rather to encourage women. They are not mutually exclusive after all.

Mission

Our aim is to provide a network of support and mentorship to women, help women become more involved with PHP, increase our numbers at conferences as speakers and attendees, and provide a “female friendly” atmosphere.

History

Starting out on October 8, 2006 as a call for the women of PHP to “stand up and be counted” by Ligaya Turmelle and Elizabeth Naramore, we have since formed an active community that will hopefully continue to grow and flourish for many years to come.

Why a Woman’s Site

The women in the PHP World tend to be few and scattered all over the world, rarely seeing other women at the various conferences, unconferences, user group meetings and social get togethers. By providing this site we hope that the women will not feel so alone and isolated. The men in the PHP World are a very welcoming and acceptable bunch, but sometimes it is nice to talk to another woman either for coding help or for support in the specific issues of being a woman in a male dominated field.

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Re: Password encryption - Base64

I'd say you're barking in the wrong forest.

You don't want to use 2-way encrypting (that's what base64 is - you can encrypt and decrypt) for passwords, you want to hash them. You also want to salt them - preferably with a different salt for each password.

Use md5($password.$signupTime) to get a salted hash and store that in your database as the "password". Also store the date and time the user signed up. Use that time as $signupTime.

Re: PHP Framework

JohnyCharles wrote on Sat, 03 December 2011 05:46
Which of the Framework is best for developing PHP applications?
That depends on you. The one you're most familiar with will be the one you're most productive with. But many PHP programmers don't use frameworks at all - just an editor and a blank page.

Re: problem in combine jquery and javascript in smarty

Look at the jQuery ajax() function - that will do what you need.

Re: PHP form - Need direction

jacob001 wrote on Tue, 10 January 2012 00:45
I don't know what is AJAX or JS.
That's the second thing you're going to have to learn - AJAX and JS. The first thing you're going to have to learn is programming - things like algorithms and data structures. Grab a copy of Wirth's "Algorithims + Data Structures = Programs" - you can usually find a copy on Amazon for under US$10. Study it and learn programming.

Re: please help with php mysql database - maintenance?

If that's the only problem login, I'd check the strlen() of the login and reject anything less than 3 or so. (Silently - just tell the user it's a bad login or password, don't tell them that it has to be longer, or you'll get bogus logins like 12345.)

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please help with php mysql database - maintenance?

Hello,

I wonder if you could help me, i have a problem with bogus users on my site.

I created a register page where the details are sent to the database, this is fine but someone is registering with the username: 1 and password: 1 multiple times.

I have about 50 of these now and i would like to know what to actually search for (how to word it) to find out how to stop this?
What would be the name of the script?

If you need any more to go on please ask to me..

Thanks in advance
Jacob

Female PHP Website & Database Developer(s) Needed! Baltimore, MD/D.C. area

Hello All,

I live in Columbia, MD and I'm currently looking for a female PHP Web and Database Developer(s) to provide me with a quote for a dating site that I've designed. The site was created with the interest of woman in mind, so it really would be ideal to work with one.

The site will be rolled out in 3 phases, so this first phase would have to be designed with the other two in mind. I would also need to talk about dedicated hosting options, how to handle uploaded and live streaming videos.