note 85051 rejected from function.get-magic-quotes-gpc by mgf

Note Submitter: cees at connectcase dot nl ---- Following funny behaviour is not a bug and related to magic quotes apparently: Adding the following to your .htaccess file: "AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php" parses all php files correctly regarding "slash-involved" functions like addslashes, mysql_real_escape_string etc.: addslashes("O'Brien") results in "O\'Brien" (as it should be, right?) Adding the 5 to the PHP handler to your .htaccess file : "AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .htm .html .php" results in 2 extra slashes. addslashes("O'Brien") results in "O\\\'Brien". I have searched the manual, the bugreports AND all over the Internet for an explanation (or at least someone who experienced the same). No such luck.