RE: [PHP-DB] Passing form values with quotes, to itself

Hi I spent ages trying to get it to work. Echoing the " always closes the text area in an input box, so any data after the quotes isn't displayed. Its fundamental to the HTML, so adding slashes is irrelevant. What I did in the end was to swap double quotes " for two single quotes '' using ereg_replace. It looks a little odd sometimes, but it works. You swap it back again when you insert or update the data and addslashes to make sure it inserts safely. Not sure if there are more elegant answers email me offlist if you would like the code HTH Peter ----------------------------------------------- Excellence in internet and open source software ----------------------------------------------- Sunmaia www.sunmaia.net info@sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 ----------------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Lucas [php] [mailto:jimphp@bend.com] > Sent: 14 February 2002 18:34 > To: William Fong; php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Passing form values with quotes, to itself > > > it is called magic quotes and it can be enabled through the php.ini file. > > Jim Lucas > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Fong" <sql@mookandblanchard.com> > To: <php-db@lists.php.net> > 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 - wfong@mookandblanchard.com > > Phone: 626.968.6424 x210 | Fax: 626.968.6877 > > Wireless #: 805.490.7732 | Wireless E-mail: > 8054907732@mobile.att.net > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David Fudge" <fudge@hostopia.com> > > To: <php-db@lists.php.net> > > 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" <fkeesic@fortfrances.com> > > : To: <php-db@lists.php.net> > > : 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