Poll Question: What is the Top Mistake That PHP Coders Commit?
The International PHP Magazine conducted a poll over the week, asking for your opinion about the top mistake that PHP coders commit. The options provided were:
Not escaping entities and SQL input
Wrong use of HTTP-header related functions
Syntax errors
No or little use of Object Orientation
Not using a Framework
Using old PHP versions
The first option, ‘Not escaping entities and SQL input’ has gained a majority with a considerable margin of 41.4% votes. The option ‘Not using a framework has come second with 17.2% votes. The third place is taken by ‘Using old PHP versions’ with a count of 13.8% votes. Last on the list is ‘Wrong use of HTTP-header related functions’ with a dismal score of 1.1%.
