RE: [PHP] Newbie problem - Slashes
| From: | John Holmes | Date: | Fri, 28 Jun 2002 01:36:42 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Newbie problem - Slashes | ||
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Show us your code.
---John Holmes...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kim@jumac.com [mailto:kim@jumac.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 5:33 PM
> To: php-general@lists.php.net; holmes072000@charter.net;
> philip@adhesivemedia.com
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Newbie problem - Slashes
>
>
> Hi John,Phillip,
> Thanks for writing.
>
> > You're fault. :)
> Guessed as much. :-)
>
> I know quotes are used for the beginning and end of a string,but i'm
> thinking what if a user "accidently" puts in a double quote.....maybe
as a
> typo error?
>
> The part I cannot understand is why is the MySql database's cutting
off
> everything after the escapeing \.....?
> eg:
> When i enter: My pal is Lisa O"neil
> and escape it with: (via addslashes)
> My pal is Lisa O\"neil
> in the database all thats entered is:
> My pal is Lisa O\
>
> Why is that?
>
> Please help,
> -Kim.