Re: characters problem

I finally used the str_replace and now it works! :-) Thank you all for your help Panos "Jochem Maas" <jochem@iamjochem.com> wrote in message news:41C3620E.4050305@iamjochem.com... > Bastien Koert wrote: >> Two years and you haven't heard of: >> >> addslashes? >> mysql_reaL_escape_string? >> >> or even something as simple as >> >> $comments = str_replace("'","''",$comments); >> >> to replace the one quote with two single quotes (don't forget to remove >> them on the display...) > > I thount that the first single-quote escapes the second and only 1 is > stored..... so I took 2 seconds to type 'mysql.com single quote' into > google and ... > > well check out: > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/String_syntax.html > (personally I think the style & CS on the site makes some of the > information hard to digest) > > good luck. > > >> >> bastien >> >>> From: "Panos Yahoo" <grshadowgr@yahoo.com> >>> To: php-db@lists.php.net >>> Subject: [PHP-DB] characters problem >>> Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:38:15 +0200 >>> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> I am using php and mysql the last two years, and I still cannot find the >>> way >>> to update a field on mysql from php that containts the single quotes ( ` >>> and >>> ' ) >>> >>> Examples >>> >>> Here is an example of my index.php file. I have to type something on >>> "Comments" field >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> <? >>> include("../configs/dates.inc"); >>> include("../configs/config.inc"); >>> >>> echo " >>> <br> >>> <body bgcolor=#FFF8E1 text=#2003CF link=#2003CF vlink=#2003CF >>> alink=#2003CF> >>> <center> >>> <form method=post action=add.php> >>> >>> <font face=\"Comic Sans MS\">Comments<br><textarea rows=3 >>> cols=40 >>> name=mycomments tabind >>> ex=22></textarea> >>> >>> <input type=submit name=Submit value=\"Add Ticket\"> >>> <input type=reset name=Reset value=\"Clear Form\"> >>> "; >>> mysql_close($myconn); >>> >>> ?> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> In the html text area, I am typing the following text : Hello My name is >>> Panos and I'm from Greece >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> The add.php file looks like this : >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> <? >>> >>> include("../configs/dates.inc"); >>> include("../configs/config.inc"); >>> >>> >>> >>> $myquery="INSERT INTO $table >>> (comments) VALUES ('$mycomments')"; >>> >>> $myresult=mysql_db_query($db,$myquery); >>> >>> mysql_close($myconn); >>> >>> echo "done"; >>> >>> ?> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ANd when i'm trying to see what was added on mysql, i have the following >>> result : >>> >>> Hello My name is Panos and I\ >>> >>> >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> The field on mysql is TEXT >>> >>> Does anyone knows how can i resolve this problem? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Panos >>> >>> -- >>> PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>> >> >