Re: problem with quotes (single and double) in forms

good idea! :) thanks richard! -afan > On Wed, August 9, 2006 9:07 am, afan@afan.net wrote: >> Have a web site on server where magic quote is turned On. Because of >> problems with quotes within forms, I was thinking to turn it Off. I >> wonder >> how much work I'll have to change code to accept new setting? Are we >> talking about major changes or something that could be done in day or >> two >> (the site has few couple-pages long forms and about 10 "regular" >> contact >> us/register/edit membership/edit account/... forms)? >> >> I have access to php.ini. Could I just turn magic quotes Off to see >> what's >> going on and what forms will not work and how to fix it? >> >> On >> http://www.zend.com/manual/security.magicquotes.disabling.php that >> ini_set() is not an option, but there is an solution to disable magic >> quotes at runtime. Means, I can use this to change code (prepare for >> turning off) on pages with forms? Correct? > > If you can use .htaccess, here is what I would do: > > Step 1: > Copy all the forms and stuff to a new directory, like, say, 'new' > > Step 2: > Use .htaccess in the 'new' directory to turn off Magic Quotes > php_value magic_quotes_gpc 0 > > Now, test and debug all your forms in 'new' and make sure they all > behave correctly with the setting turned off. > > You may even want to set up 'new' so that it connects to a different > database, so you can test heavily without any risk to the 'real' data. > Just be sure to not mess up when you move the files back to the real > site that you don't keep using the fake database. > > This provides you with a low-risk easy way to take as much time as you > need to get the job done, while your current site stays up and > running, at least as well as it was running before. > > -- > Like Music? > http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm > > >