Security

The Perils of test.php: How a Simple File Led to a Spam Nightmare

In the world of web development, we've all deployed throwaway files for debugging—often with innocent names like test.php. But sometimes, these small conveniences can snowball into major security breaches. One such case involved a test.php file containing a single, seemingly harmless line of code: <?php phpinfo(); ?>What’s the Harm in phpinfo()? At first glance, phpinfo() is a