Re: ECHO $variable

thank you for schooling me :) i learn something new everyday! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Lynch" <ceo@l-i-e.com> To: "benifactor" <snorris17@cox.net> Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] ECHO $variable > On Mon, October 9, 2006 7:45 am, benifactor wrote: > > the way i posted worked fine with out either... he doesn't need to use > > these > > to format the way his output is displayed, he only needs to use the > > proper > > php syntax if i am correct. > > You were wrong, and you're still wrong. :-) > > Try it and see. > > http://php.net/htmlentities is the correct solution. > > htmlspecialchars only catches a tiny subset of what *might* be in the > string... So it will work if you can guarantee that only those > limited set of chars will ever be in there. > > -- > Some people have a "gift" link here. > Know what I want? > I want you to buy a CD from some starving artist. > http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch > Yeah, I get a buck. So? > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >