{"id":23,"date":"2018-02-05T21:54:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T02:54:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-03-22T08:05:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T12:05:37","slug":"suhosin-security-extension-now-available-with-thexyz-server-cp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexyz.com\/blog\/suhosin-security-extension-now-available-with-thexyz-server-cp\/","title":{"rendered":"Suhosin security extension now available with Thexyz Server CP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexyz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/suhosin-support-enabled-on-our-platform-300x211.png\" width=\"320\" height=\"225\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"450\" data-original-width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p>PHP is a major programming language that powers millions of projects on the web. It offers great coding flexibility and is compatible with various modules that can extend its capabilities significantly. However, as mighty as PHP might be, poor coding can make your server vulnerable to security threats. To address this negative scenario, PHP extensions like Suhosin have stepped in.<\/p>\n<h2>Security vulnerabilities in PHP<\/h2>\n<p>According to a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/details\/pl-php\/all\/all\">W3Techs survey<\/a>, PHP is used by 83.1% of all server-side programming language-based websites.\u00a0 Now PHP has grown to be the most preferred web programming language thanks to its <em>short learning curve<\/em> and a lot of options for building dynamic web projects.<\/p>\n<p>Just like other programming languages, however, PHP is <em>not immune to poor coding practices<\/em> and web servers can easily become vulnerable to attackers. You may have crafted the most perfect piece of code, but if you allow non-verified code from other developers to run on your server, you will open the door to vulnerabilities. If you are hosting third-party PHP applications with plugins, you <em>cannot always trust the quality of the code<\/em> either. This is where the Suhosin solution kicks in.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Suhosin about?<\/h2>\n<p>(pronounced \u2018su-ho-shin\u2019, which means \u2018guardian angel\u2019 in Korean) is an advanced protection system for PHP installations developed by the German company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sektioneins.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sektion Eins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was designed to protect servers and users from all manner of flaws in PHP applications and in the PHP core itself.<\/p>\n<p>Suhosin works on two levels. First, it protects the PHP core against buffer overflows and format string vulnerabilities. And second, it acts as a powerful PHP extension that tackles operability issues. The two functions can be used separately or in combination.<\/p>\n<h2>Why use Suhosin?<\/h2>\n<p>If you are using PHP on your personal server where you run your own vulnerability-free scripts and applications, then you most probably don\u2019t need the Suhosin extension. However, one should keep in mind that PHP is a very complex language with lots of easy-to-overlook pitfalls. Therefore, it is always a good idea to have Suhosin running in the background <em>as an additional safety measure<\/em>. According to its developers, the Suhosin extension will effectively <em>protect your server against malicious attacks<\/em> resulting from vulnerabilities left in your code. Suhosin will also ensure that no one else on the web will be affected if your server falls prey to spam or DDoS attacks, for instance.<\/p>\n<h2>How to make use of Suhosin on our platform?<\/h2>\n<p>To help you <em>maintain a secure environment<\/em> for your PHP-based projects, we\u2019ve installed the Suhosin extension on our servers.<\/p>\n<p>You can enable the extension with a click from the <strong>PHP Settings<\/strong><em> (Advanced&gt;PHP Settings<\/em>) section of your <a href=\"https:\/\/demo.thexyzserver.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Control Panel<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexyz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/suhosin-php-security-extension-enable-300x118.jpeg\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"240\" data-original-width=\"608\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0PHP is used by 83.1% of all server-side programming language-based websites.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHP is a major programming language that powers millions of projects on the web. 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