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From: rcpj@panix.com (Pierre Jelenc)
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Subject: Re: How to link from html form an external php file login?
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 22:07:47 +0000 (UTC)
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In article <qvgmro$k1e$1@jstuckle.eternal-september.org>,
Jerry Stuckle  <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote:
>
>Javascript has a lot of advantages - among them not being able to 
>corrupt the server and offloading code onto the client.  Many other 
>things you can't do with PHP.

From the client's POV, offloading code onto it is a major inconvenience, 
and is the source of just about 100% of the malware and spyware currently 
making the rounds (not enough to trigger Flash nostalgia, perhaps, but 
still...) while the ability to corrupt is inherent to any badly written 
code that runs on the server, regardless of the language.

>I use both - each where it is appropriate.

So do I, but I always get grumpy when it is JS.

Pierre
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