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[kuzushi]

I'm creating a page similar to drudgereport.com. I do not know anything about php and mysql and want to avoid those two for security issues. I also dislike wordpress which could be a potential option. However, WP again has some things which get in the way and I would rather stay from it. I'm just now learning css.

Is there a way to make a dynamic site like drudge without these two? I like the simplistic style.

I looked at the source code and see no php or css tags. They must be doing something from the back end, while the front source shows another.

[vibrokatana]

Originally Posted by kuzushi

I'm creating a page similar to drudgereport.com. I do not know anything about php and mysql and want to avoid those two for security issues. I also dislike wordpress which could be a potential option. However, WP again has some things which get in the way and I would rather stay from it. I'm just now learning css.

Is there a way to make a dynamic site like drudge without these two? I like the simplistic style.

I looked at the source code and see no php or css tags. They must be doing something from the back end, while the front source shows another.

You do know that Wordpress is written in PHP and connects to a MySQL database right? Also that site has some CSS, but not much ( only one part I could find 'style="display: none;"', which is technically CSS but embedded )

PHP is executed on the server, so the client should never see it ( if they do, you're doing something wrong ). In order to have a dynamic website you have to have something that processes the logic and presumably you will have some type of storage ( database, flat file, etc ) to stow away the changes to the website. Without those two things you can't really have a "dynamic" website.

[etogre]

There are absolutely no security issues with PHP or MySQL, so long as you code it right (sanitize data for SQL Injections and XSS attacks). Using WordPress will keep you safe (no known vulnerabilities are in the latest version).

[Kernelpower_Ltd]

drudge report is an interesting site , is their any reason you picked that particular site ( i.e.content ) or do you just like the look of it??

[ThatScriptGuy]

Originally Posted by kuzushi

I looked at the source code and see no php or css tags. They must be doing something from the back end, while the front source shows another.

You didn't see PHP tags because PHP code is processed on the server and HTML is then sent to the browser. WHT is powered by PHP but you won't see any PHP tags in the source code.

Any language can become insecure in the hands of an inexperienced person.

[kuzushi]

I'm definitely inexperienced. That injection thing must be what I remember reading. As for drudge, I can quickly scan the news links and get on with my day -minus the recent ads. Prefer minimalism.