To the "Gods" of HBH
I agree, this thread is necrofest. Wow, this brings memories of like 4 months ago when I posted it. Seems the date stamp is incorrect, because I posted this somewhere in January, about a week after the turn of the new year.
I still hold true to my post, it is why I am not nearly as active as I once was.
I know I'm coming in late on this conversation, but this site (http://www.hakipedia.com/index.php/Hakipedia) is a great tool for research. Not only does it provide examples and solutions but the links provided at the bottom of most of the pages have good, sometimes indepth information. PM me and I'll send you some of my favorite books that your library may have too. This book (The Art of Exploitation) is the best, in my opinion, but is on the heavy side for what you should know getting into it.
This is also a good read: http://www.suspekt.org/downloads/POC2009-ShockingNewsInPHPExploitation.pdf