RE: [PHP] ' database problem
| From: | Greg Gatlin | Date: | Sun, 02 Jul 2000 23:45:32 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] ' database problem | ||
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Simply,
use the PHP function addslashes() on the string you are inserting into the
database. It will 'escape' any of those pesky user entered problems.
$string2 = addslashes($string1);
$query = "insert into table (value) values ('$string2')";
Have Fun.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Apathy [mailto:robert@crazymooseNOSPAM.co.uk]
> Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2000 4:34 PM
> To: php-general@lists.php.net
> Subject: [PHP] ' database problem
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a form for my clients to fill out on a website I'm developing.
> Everything seemed to be going great until I inluded a ' in one of
> the field
> inputs. The entry just doesn't work when this is included.
>
> For the sake of making it simple for the clients, is there a way I can get
> the entry to work with ' without saying "don't use ' ". i.e. a
> script thing
> that automatically removes ' from any database entries.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert Morrissey
>
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