note 57007 added to function.strip-tags

If you want to stop people posting HTML tags, but want them to be displayed (in a Messge Board case), all you need to do is replace them: <?php $userpost = str_replace("<", "&lt;", $userpost); $userpost = str_replace(">", "&gt;", $userpost); ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strip-tags.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+57007 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57007&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57007&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57007&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57007&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57007&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57007&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+57007&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+57007&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php