Re: How to turn off back slashes in a String...

BTW, if magic_quotes_gpc is now turned off, you may need to use addslashes() in your code, especially before you put user input into a database or a sql statement, unless you're validating the data some other way. Michael On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Kondwani Spike Mkandawire wrote: > Thanks for the tip... It worked! > "Michael Hall" <olc@ninti.com> wrote in message > news:Pine.LNX.4.33.0207192321560.28579-100000@localhost.localdomain...aŠ‰/éÊ > -Ë‚Ó9è¥kr > > > > Try setting magic_quotes_gpc (and/or magic_quotes_runtime) = Off > > > > Michael > > > > > > On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Kondwani Spike Mkandawire wrote: > > > > > How do I turn of Back Slashes on a String in the > > > ini file... > > > > > > I have my Script set as a mailing form however > > > everytime an Apostrophe is filled in a back slash > > > is sent to the next page hence > > > > > > St. John's on the next page appears as > > > St. John\'s... and if it is sent again it picks up > > > another and eventually if the person had to fill > > > the fields in a couple of time by the time it gets to > > > the mailbox it the word looks very unappealing... > > > > > > Please help... > > > > > > Kondwani > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >