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Hi all, I've got a question about the echo function. If I have a variable (string) with a in it, and I use echo, the output is \ instead. This I use this in a form (if people fill in the form incorrectly, they get the form again, with the values they entered filled in) and it looks rather weird when a ' used in a textline becomes a \` when they get the form again. (In between, I have $comment = preg_replace ("[\']","`",$comment).) Besides, when they resubmit the form, the \ is kept and when they get the form for the third time, it thus becomes \\` - kind of messy :) ... So, what do I do? Is there a way I can use echo without having it translate to \? And what do other people do to replace ' in strings (I can't have them because I use mySQL to store the data). Thanks in advance for any responses ... Jos