it is called magic quotes and it can be enabled through the php.ini file. Jim Lucas ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Fong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Passing form values with quotes, to itself
> Doesn't PHP have something that will automatically do this? I can't > remember, but I think you had to enable it in php.ini or when you compile. > > (just like to know for future reference). > > thx. > > -w > > -- > William Fong - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: 626.968.6424 x210 | Fax: 626.968.6877 > Wireless #: 805.490.7732 | Wireless E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Fudge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 10:12 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Passing form values with quotes, to itself > > > : before you submit to the db, you have to escape the quotes like this: > : > : $Body = addslashes($Body); > : all " " will show up as \" \" > : and ' ' will be \' \' > : > : when you pull the info from the db, you'll have to use "stripslashes()" to > : remove those you put in. > : $Body = stripslashes($Body_from_db); > : > : ----- Original Message ----- > : From: "Faye Keesic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > : To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > : Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 1:02 PM > : Subject: [PHP-DB] Passing form values with quotes, to itself > : > : > : > Hi there. > : > > : > I have a form that contains several fields w/ text info (which may or > may > : > not contain single and double quotes). > : > > : > When the user clicks Preview, the form's action is set to call itself > : > ($PHP_SELF), and the info is displayed nicely so they can read it over, > : and > : > verify it before saving to the db. > : > > : > What I'm having problems with is that when the data has quotes, the text > : > data cuts off. > : > > : > If I use: <input type="text" name="Body" value=" <?php echo $Body; ?>"> > : > then double quotes are cut off. > : > > : > If I use: <input type="text" name="Body" value=' <?php echo $Body; ?>'> > : > then single quotes are cut off. > : > > : > I want nothing cut off! I've tried addslashes()..still cuts off. > : > > : > I hope that all made sense... > : > -- > : > Faye > : > > : > > : > -- > : > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > : > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > : > > : > : > : -- > : PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > : To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > : > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
