RE: [PHP-DB] MySQL/PHP dropping characters

> -----Original Message----- > From: Micah Stevens [mailto:micah@raincross-tech.com] > Sent: 23 September 2002 18:09 > > I've been running into a strange problem on my server with > scripts that > take form input and reformat it into SQL. It only happens > with statements > that insert or update data, the first four characters of the > POST variables > starting at the fourth variable passed are dropped. There are several bug reports at http://bugs.php.net for this -- basically, it seems to be related to transparent multi-byte string encoding (or something like that). If you don't need that support, you should turn it off -- search the bug database for the appropriate bugs, which will give you more information than my brain can! Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211