Re: MySql Injection advice

On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 8:42 PM, tedd <tedd.sperling@gmail.com> wrote: > At 8:24 PM +0530 7/12/09, Zareef Ahmed wrote: > >> On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 6:32 PM, tedd >> <<mailto:tedd.sperling@gmail.com> >> tedd.sperling@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi gang: >> >> I am top posting only to show that the following post makes no sense as to >> who said what. >> >> At what point here Zareef, did you think you were helping anyone? Or is >> this more of your "I'm going to do whatever I want" attitude? >> >> >> As far as I understand the main problem was the original poster was "NOT >> SEEING" slashes in the output from database after successful insertion ( >> with only single use of mysql_real_escape_string), so I put my 50 cent on >> the magic quotes runtime.. >> (My understanding of the actual problem may be wrong thus the suggestion >> in context) >> I am sorry if I offended anyone .... >> > > Zareef: > > You are missing the point. It's not an issue of offending anyone but rather > if someone is going to contribute, it makes sense to be clear as to what you > are contributing -- else -- it just becomes noise. > 100% Agree > > When you are reviewing a long post and then inject your comments within it, > while it may make sense to you, it may not make sense to others. Yes injecting comments within a long post can lead to many misunderstanding about the purpose of suggestion. > As with all communication, it's better to be clear than obtuse. > Agree, but I believe "obtuse" word meaning is contextual and depends :) This is my last post in this thread. > > Cheers, > > tedd > > -- > ------- > http://sperling.com > http://ancientstones.com > http://earthstones.com > -- Zareef Ahmed :: A PHP Developer in India ( Delhi ) Homepage :: http://www.zareef.net