I would suggest using htmlentities as it replaces all html marking. Furthermore, if you're using encoding other than iso-8859 there is a 3rd parameter that this function is using which describes encoding of the input string.
Regards, -- Bratislav Velickovic DBA/DB/WEB Designer www.velickovic.net > I'm getting user data via a form and storing it in a db. It's then used > on web pages and (decoded) as xml in a RSS feed. > > Does it matter whether I use htmlentities or htmlspecialchars to encode > the input? > > TIA > > PT > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/CefplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> The php_mysql group is dedicated to learn more about the PHP/MySQL web database possibilities through group learning. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php_mysql/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
