Re: Removing security-problematic chars from strings

From: Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 00:00:10 +0000
Subject: Re: Removing security-problematic chars from strings
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John W. Holmes wrote:
My only point was that I felt you _did_ need to use regular expression to ensure you're only converting paired tags. Just using str_replace() could leave orphaned tags unless you're keeping a count of what's been replaced. :)
I would suggest to use xml parsing functions to ensure the html is valid and won't mess up the site design.

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