Re: mysql - image storing

Joseph Crawford wrote:

Jason, can you explain why stripslashes should not be used on data taken from the db? when you store data in the db i thought it was good practice to addslashes, when you retrieve from the db, you will need to use stripslashes to remove the extra \

The slashes are added for the database, not to be stored with the data. for e.g. - to store: "I've just eaten." you do: "INSERT INTO status (hunger) values ('I\'ve just eaten.');" which stores: "I've just eaten." It's not good practice - it's required (if you're not using a mechanism that already handles this - such as the latest mysqli bind functions) - otherwise the query is invalid. You may be thinking of running 'htmlentities' when retrieving data - which is necessary in some cases, depending on where you're using it (most notably - in html where you don't want html output). Cheers, -- - Martin Norland, Database / Web Developer, International Outreach x3257 The opinion(s) contained within this email do not necessarily represent those of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.