Apostrophe Woes

[Anon]

I'm having a problem passing the values for a variable (a comments box) as a hidden input type in a form when the user types an apostrophe in the comments box.

All of the data after the first apostrophe is lost, as if the apostrophe the user is entering is ending the variable prematurely.

echo"
<input type=hidden name='comments' value='$comments'>
";

any ideas?

[sarahk]

check out the addslashes/stripslashes functions. You add the slashes going to the database and strip coming back. Makes the world of difference.

[Anon]

I saw that function, but I'm actually not going to a database, I'm merely sending the information in an email, and that's where the variable is getting chopped at the apostrophe.

Any other ideas?
Thanks.

[Anon]

Use addslashes before the echo.