Filterus
A flexible PHP library for filtering and validating user input with built-in filters and complex chaining.
What is Filterus?
Filterus is a PHP filtering library that simplifies the validation and sanitization of user input. It provides built-in filters for common data types like strings, integers, emails, and arrays, along with options for customization, helping secure web applications and APIs by enforcing data integrity with minimal boilerplate code.
PHP developers building web applications or APIs that require robust input validation and sanitization, particularly those working with PHP 5.3 or later who need a flexible, lightweight solution.
Developers choose Filterus for its simplicity and flexibility, offering both procedural and object-oriented interfaces, support for complex filtering operations like chaining and pooling, and easy configuration via comma-separated strings or arrays without heavy dependencies.
Overview
A simple filtering library for PHP
Use Cases
Best For
- Securing web application forms by validating and sanitizing user-submitted data like emails, URLs, and strings with length constraints.
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