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

Someone needs to update the manual page, then, and we would have never had this discussion. ---John Holmes... > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Vincent [mailto:jayv@nortelnetworks.com] > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 12:43 PM > To: 'PHP Database List' > Subject: 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...