| monitoring IP address calls of a PHP application [message #175057] |
Tue, 09 August 2011 06:00  |
E.Sajad
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Registered: August 2011
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Hi there,
I have cross-posted this issue in two related groups: PHP and Software
Testing.
THE PROBLEM
I have outsourced development of a web-based application to a
freelancer. He will be delivering the software soon. However, after
I perform acceptance testing and give the OK and release the funds to
him, I might never be able to get hold of this person and according to
our contract, once I "accept" the software, he will have no future
obligations with respect to this project.
So I'm trying to protect myself by somehow verifying that their
delivered application:
1. Does not connect to/use/call any other web services or connect to
other IP addresses (or servers) other than Google [note: the
application extracts some info from Google search results]
2. Does not connect to any databases other than the one on the local
server
3. Does not use any third-party libraries that I might have to pay for
in the future.
4. Does not contain files that, although they need to be editable (for
future modification, such as XML configuration files), have been
converted into binary or non-editable or non-readable format.
Basically, anything that will render me “ripped off” after I fully pay
for the application because I won’t have access to the developer later
on (and my budget is too tight to pay for consultants).
Any fellow outsourcers who've run into this issue, please share what
tools (preferably open-source) you used to verify any of the above
items.
I believe if I can somehow monitor all the IP addresses that the
application calls (connects to) in
real time, I'll be able to check if it's referencing any web services
or sources other than Google as well as other than my own database.
This alone will solve concerns number 1 and 2. But I don't even know
how to do this! Should I install a monitoring application on my
virtual dedicated server that would run in the background? What
application(s) do you folks recommend?
USEFUL INFO
The application is written in PHP (not sure 4 or 5) and runs on a
virtual dedicated server on a linux machine hosted by HostGator.
Also, while acceptance testing, I will be testing the deliverable on
this virtual dedicated server and I have full admin control over this
hosting account. For this account I have access to a cPanel and a VZ
control panel. Which control panel should I use for this purpose? I
get lost in these control panels as it's the first time in my life I'm
using a virtual dedicated server for a project.
Thanks so much in advance! And hopefully this post will help other
project managers as well.
Kind regards,
E. Sajad
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