inserting link into database

Hello, How can I insert the following String into a database from a html form. Keep in mind that I need it to render exactly like a regular string as shown. So someone would enter that below. Basically, I am allowing html code. <a href="http://www.yahoo.com">yahoo</a> Basically, whenever I present this entry, it always has to look like that, not a link underlined etc... exactly as shown with brackets and slashes etc.... It has to go into the database like that and retrieved and displayed like that... I have tried "htmlentities" & "htmlspecialchars" with minimal success (none)...ANY help is appreciated. Thanks, J _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com