note 118186 added to filter.filters.sanitize

FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING doesn't behavior the same as strip_tags function. strip_tags allows less than symbol inferred from context, FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING strips regardless. <?php $smaller = "not a tag < 5"; echo strip_tags($smaller); // -> not a tag < 5 echo filter_var ( $smaller, FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING); // -> not a tag ?> ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 173.161.189.57 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/filter.filters.sanitize.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/118186 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118186/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118186/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118186/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118186/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118186/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118186/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/118186 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/118186 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php