phpMyAdmin has changed & to & and then put it in the DB. So it is better not to use phpMyAdmin or any toher web based tool for tasks which includes & entering. Not sure for <,>
Regards, Andrey Hristov ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marco Coletta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Problem with symbol & > I edit with phpMyAdmin and Mascon, but if I look at the recodr with Mysql > client I have the same result : > in the record I find & instead of & > > > "Andrey Hristov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto nel messaggio > 00f401c1bdd4$7d3bec00$0b01a8c0@ANDreY">news:00f401c1bdd4$7d3bec00$0b01a8c0@ANDreY... > > The problem is that you probably use phpMyAdmin for editing data. > > > > Regards, > > Andrey Hristov > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marco Coletta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 10:08 AM > > Subject: [PHP-DB] Problem with symbol & > > > > > > > I have a problem with symbol &. > > > > > > In PHP script I have a variable with a string assigned containing the > > > symbol '&' : > > > > > > $myvariable = 'Smith & Sons'; > > > when I insert the variable in the database : > > > > > > $query="insert into mytable (mycolumn) values > > > (myvalue1='$myvariable');"; > > > > > > $result=mysql_query($query); > > > > > > if I edit directly the column in Mysql the symbol '&' has been > > > translated to '&'. > > > > > > The real problem is that if I do a query with where looking for the > content > > > of record where myvalue='Smith & Sons' > > > in this case the symbol & is not translated and so the query has no > success. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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
