SQL Injection Protection

Protection against SQL Injection attacks

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SQL Injection Protection prevents execution of malicious SQL code.


Protection methods:


  • Using Eloquent/Query Builder
  • Prepared statements
  • Parameter binding
  • Avoiding raw queries

Examples

Safe Query (Good)

User::where('email', $email)->first();
DB::table('users')->where('email', $email)->first();

Using Eloquent/Query Builder which automatically does parameter binding.

Unsafe Query (Bad)

DB::select("SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = '{$email}'");

This method is dangerous and vulnerable to SQL Injection.