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@alexbrooklyn yeah.. But this was a file on my localhost I executed once in a while a long time ago for some automated stuffs. Was probably added by accident via a key combo or something like that.
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@sgzadrian manual trigger when you don't want to wait for the cron and can't be bothered jumping onto the server.
But NO you shouldn't keep said files located in a place that A) can be triggered accidentally or B) in a place that randomly fires requests. -
@roger haha well.. something exactly like that. 😂
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@kescherRant @stacked Absolutly true. But I sometimes use php scripts for local stuffs as a random example (should switch to shell scripts instead) to create backups and whatnot (no server or API stuff)
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@stacked for some scripts not, because some are local files that you have to know where they’re stored and you’d have to have access to my actual device (+ nothing security or data related). The bookmark was by accident via a key-combo probably.
My boss to me: Holy shit dude I think you have very serious case of OCD.
Me: :/
This is when writing a script that sets up your dev environment pays off...
Having 6 new employees join our s...
Tip: Never add an execution (PHP for example) script as a bookmark in your browser..
Your browser will occasionally poll the saved URL to update the favicon or sync to the server or something like that, which triggers the script without you knowing...
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