RE: [PHP-DB] Still can't turn magic_quotes off!

And so it ends...(here is what the PGP bug people had to say about it...) ID: 19526 Updated by: sander@php.net Reported By: jayv@nortelnetworks.com Status: Bogus Bug Type: PHP options/info functions Operating System: Win2K PHP Version: 4.2.2 New Comment: Changing the value of magic_quotes_gpc is only effective if it's set _before_ the script starts (e.g. via php.ini, httpd.conf or .htaccess). In the CVS version you should get a warning if you try to set it in a script anyway. -----Original Message----- From: John Holmes [mailto:holmes072000@charter.net] Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 10:56 AM To: 'Paul Burney'; Vincent, Jason [BRAM:1334:EXCH]; 'PHP Database List' Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Still can't turn magic_quotes off! > on 9/20/02 10:06 AM, John Holmes at holmes072000@charter.net appended the > following bits to my mbox: > > > The manual says these settings can be changed at the user level, but it > > doesn't appear like they can, unless we're both doing something very > > wrong. > > I believe that all variable processing is done (and slashes are added) > before any of the page parsing is done. That's why ini_set within the > script won't work. I understand that, and it makes sense that a command in a file wouldn't affect the settings, but in the manual, it says magic_quotes_gpc is a user level setting, meaning you can use ini_set to control it. > If you are using apache, try a .htaccess file in the directory with: > > php_value magic_quotes_gpc 0 We're trying to get this to work on IIS or without an .htaccess file. The OP cannot change PHP.ini, either. > Look through the comments at the page below for further information: > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ini-set.php Okay...what's the point of being able to set magic_quotes_gpc within a script, but it will have _no_ effect. That's really stupid. They should just change the manual page to say PHP_INI_PERDIR... ---John Holmes...