Re: Still can't turn magic_quotes off!

On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 12:55:26PM -0400, John Holmes wrote: > Someone needs to update the manual page, then, and we would have never > had this discussion. Done. Sander > > ---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... > > >