RE: [PHP-DB] stripSlashes function

You need to add slashes when putting data into your database. When you want to display the data from your database, that's when you strip the slashes. -----Original Message----- From: Lisi [mailto:lists@shemeshdirectory.co.il] Sent: May 20, 2002 5:33 AM To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP-DB] stripSlashes function I have a form that allows a person to enter an announcement into a database using a form. The form and the query work fine. $query = "INSERT INTO maztov (fullname1, fullname2, city1, city2, email1, email2, post_fullname, mazal_text, post_city, post_email, other_emails, entered) VALUES ('$fullname1','$fullname2','$city1','$city2','$ema il1','$email2','$post_fullname','$mazal_text','$po st_city','$post_email','$other_emails', NOW())"; $result = mysql_query($query); Then I realized MagicQuotes was adding slashes to my query, so I added this line: $query = stripSlashes($query); before I executed the result. Now the result is no longer executing, i.e. the entry is not being added into the database. When I echo the query before and after stripslashes has been applied, it is echoing exactly what I think it should. When I comment out the line with stripslashes, it works again but with adding quotes. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, -Lisi -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.361 / Virus Database: 199 - Release Date: 07/05/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.361 / Virus Database: 199 - Release Date: 07/05/02