note 101737 added to function.htmlspecialchars

i have the following code working and submitting to my database fine.. now i want to be able to submit html tags to the database... in the select name="paid" i am trying to send font color to database as i am displaying the db columns on a seperate page. cheers <form action="insert.php" method="post"> Name:<br><input type="text" name="name"><p> First line of Address:<br> <input type="text" name="address"><p> City<br> <select name="city"> <option value="Liverpool">Liverpool</option> </select><p> Telephone:<br> <input type="text" name="telephone"><p> Instrument:<br> <select name="instrument"> <option value="Guitar">Guitar</option> <option value="Piano">Piano</option> <option value="Singing">Singing</option> <option value="Drums">Drums</option> <option value="Banjo">Banjo</option> <option value="Mandolin">Mandolin</option> <option value="Ukuele">Ukuele</option> <option value="Violin">Violin</option> <option value="Viola">Viola</option> <option value="Trumpet">Trumpet</option> <option value="Trombone">Trombone</option> <option value="Clarinet">Clarinet</option> <option value="Flute">Flute</option> <option value="Oboe">Oboe</option> <option value="Saxophone">Saxophone</option> <option value="Cello">Cello</option> <option value="Other">Other</option> </select> <p> Availability Of Hours:<br><input type="text" name="availability"><p> Paid:<br> <select name="paid"> <option value="<font color="green">Yes</font>">Yes</option> <option value="<font color="red">No</font>">No</option> </select><p> <input type="submit" value="Add"/> ---- Server IP: 192.41.42.26 Probable Submitter: 94.168.16.126 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.htmlspecialchars.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/101737 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101737/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101737/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101737/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101737/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101737/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101737/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101737 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/101737 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php