pthurmond

156 reputation

bio	website	patrickthurmond.com
	location	Overland Park, KS
	age	30
visits	member for	2 years
	seen	Apr 26 at 20:18
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I am a professional web developer with two degrees in computer science. I have a background in computer (desktop and laptop) and projector repair as well as tech support for multiple companies.

I do most of my web development with PHP. I have dabbled in Ruby and Java and would like to eventually become fluent in them as well as Python, C, C++ (used this a lot in college), and a few other languages. I am pretty decent at JavaScript. I know HTML and CSS and understand more than the average developer when it comes to web design and design architectures on web platforms (mobile, responsive, grid, etc).

In my current day job I find myself mostly working in Drupal 6 and Drupal 7. But I have worked with WordPress, OpenCart, Magento (ick!), OSCommerce, CodeIgniter (framework), CakePHP (framework, not a fan) and I have a dabbled in numerous other frameworks and CMSes. I am not shy at trying new libraries, tools, and systems. I have worked with MySQL, PostGreSQL, and Oracle 8i (a little bit in college). I am also trying to learn about MongoDB and CouchDB.

My skill seems to be in finding solutions to problems that no one else can seem to solve. Either through research or just coming up with creative solutions on my own. Often times I find myself asking a question on here and then discovering or coming up with the answer on my own a few hours later. I try to curb that so that I can give credit to those that really put in the effort to help. I also try to give points to those that help even when I find a solution on my own.

I am a nerd through and through and try to absorb and analyze every bit of knowledge I come across.

	156 reputation	bio	website	patrickthurmond.com	visits	member for	2 years
3 badges		location	Overland Park, KS		seen	Apr 26 at 20:18

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Jul 28	comment	Webserver and PHP File Security Yep, that is correct. Well ok, safe in the sense that no average person will be able to come and steal your code with little effort. However, you should still always be mindful of security in building any web application. Specifically the validation of inputs and preventing the accidental exposure of code (by small mistakes like a missing quotation mark). Hackers exist and can still find ways in, but overall your code will not be readily exposed.
Jul 27	comment	Webserver and PHP File Security Some hosts might have problems with *.inc files and other files that contain php but don't have the extension. But this tends to be the exception rather than the rule. An easy way to test this is to try to go to some dummy files you have uploaded to your host and see what comes up. Do this through your browser (the tools that outsiders will have).
Jul 27	comment	Webserver and PHP File Security Also I am saying that Apache will not serve up anything that is not in public_html. It just won't do that. Further, any languages it is configured to interpret will automatically be interpreted. So anyone coming in from a browser (through the Apache interface) will never see your code unless you intentionally expose your code.
Jul 27	comment	Webserver and PHP File Security Actually what I am saying is that in a standard shared host that gives you SSH access you will only be able to see your account and its files from the SSH terminal window. Others will not be able to see this.