note 43190 added to function.get-magic-quotes-gpc

Sometimes I want user input escaped, and sometimes I don't... in that regard, magic quotes can get annoying. (I am not able to change the setting through php.ini or even .htaccess on my host) So I use a single function to explicitly escape or unescape input values, regardless of magic quotes. <?php function backslash(&$arr, $escape) { $magic_on = get_magic_quotes_gpc(); if($escape && !$magic_on): foreach($arr as $k => $v): switch(gettype($v)): case 'string' : $arr[$k] = addslashes($v); break; case 'array' : backslash($arr[$k], true); endswitch; endforeach; endif; if(!$escape && $magic_on): foreach($arr as $k => $v): switch(gettype($v)): case 'string' : $arr[$k] = stripslashes($v); break; case 'array' : backslash($arr[$k], false); endswitch; endforeach; endif; } //examples backslash($_POST, true); // force all $_POST values to be properly escaped with backslashes backslash($_GET, false); // force all $_GET values to NOT be escaped with backslashes ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.get-magic-quotes-gpc.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+43190 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+43190&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+43190&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php