RE: [PHP-DB] addslashes()

Paul.. Going into the database Coming out of the database Please read the whole post.. 8) -----Original Message----- From: Paul DuBois [mailto:paul@snake.net] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 9:40 AM To: Todd Williamsen; php-db@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] addslashes() At 9:14 -0600 2/8/02, Todd Williamsen wrote: >So if I: >Going in >$Notes = addslashes($Notes); > >Going Out: >$Notes = stripslashes($Notes); > >wouldn't that kill the html? or no? I have no idea. What do you mean by "in" and "out"? What exactly are you trying to do? Are you generating HTML for a Web page, storing data in a database, or are you trying to store HTML in your database? >"Joe Van Meer" <vanmeer@accesscable.net> wrote in message >news:20020208004317.841.qmail@pb1.pair.com... >> Hi. addslashes() going in to db, stripslashes() coming out :) >> HTH Joe :) >> >> >> Todd Williamsen <todd@williamsen.net> wrote in message >> news:002601c1b033$382a4700$f6b2d83f@goofy1... >> > Paul, >> > >> > It is being inserted into a database >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Paul DuBois [mailto:paul@snake.net] >> > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 5:41 PM >> > To: Todd Williamsen; php-db@lists.php.net >> > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] addslashes() >> > >> > >> > At 16:54 -0600 2/7/02, Todd Williamsen wrote: >> > >Ok.. >> > > >> > >i tried it out... and it almost works like I want it... weird though >> > > >> > >1. when I put in <p><font color="blue">this is >> > >BLUE</p></font> >> > > >> > >it prints it in like a bright green. but if i use the RGB # then its >> > fine. >> > >weird.... >> > > >> > >2. if there is an apostrophe in the notes, then it will add slashes it >> > to >> > >that as well >> > > >> > >so if I type blah blah blah I am going over to my friend's website >> > later on >> > >and here is the address... >> > > >> > ><a >> > >href="http://friends.com>Friends</a> >> > > >> > >it will look like >> > > >> > >friend\\\'s >> > > >> > >Friends(link) >> > >> > addslashes() is for escaping values that you're going to insert into a >> > database. >> > >> > If you're generating HTML, use htmlspecialchars() instead. >> > >> > >> >> > > > >-- >PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php