Stuart on PHP

The challenge with securing a shared hosting server is how to secure the website from attack both from the outside and from the inside. PHP has built-in features to help, but ultimately it s the wrong place to address the problem. Apache has built-in features too, but the performance cost of these features is prohibitive.

This has created a gap that a number of third-party solutions have attempted to fill. One solution you may have heard of is mpm-peruser, by Telana Internet Services. How well does it work, and how well does it perform?

• A Bit of History
• Installing mpm-peruser
• Configuring Apache
• Some Benchmarks
• Other Considerations
• Conclusions

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About The Author

Stuart has been writing PHP applications since 2003, and has been contributing to open-source software since 1994. He was an early writer for php|architect, a co-author of the Official Zend Certification Study Guide for PHP 4, and a regular speaker at conferences and user groups since 2004. When he's not designing software, Stuart loves to explore the world through a camera lens, spend time with his beloved guitars, and continue his study to T'ai Chi Chu'an (Taijiquan).