Re: Slashes

On Thursday 11 December 2003 17:27, Ng Hwee Hwee wrote: > can I know when does the magic_quotes_gpc start adding slashes and > stripping slashes? magic_quotes_gpc is for incoming GET/POST/Cookie data (NB it does not strip slashes) ... > I removed my EscapeShellCmd and my data is inserted and retrieved from the > database just as i wanted. The problem now comes when I retrieve that data > and immediately inserted them into another table.. ... you can enable magic_quotes_runtime if you want to automatically quote data retrieved from DB (and other runtime generated data) ... But you would be much better off if you disable all magic_quotes_* and do manual quoting and escaping where necessary. That way you will know exactly what is being done to your data. > then I get a MySQL error > 1064 whenever my value has a single-quote in it. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-db ------------------------------------------ /* ...the prevailing Catholic odor - incense, wax, centuries of mild bleating from the lips of the flock. -- Thomas Pynchon, _Gravity's Rainbow_ */