simple <form> problem

[leetcrew]

• form.html -

<form action=myphp.php method=get>

<textarea name="xx"> 

</textarea>
</form>

• myphp.php -

 

<?php

echo $HTTP_GET_VARS['xx'];

?>

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the problem is, when i put some codes on the text box, the script returns \" on my "...... how to fix this? thanks!! 🙂

e.g.

SELECT * FROM XX where id='2' 
returns SELECT * FROM XX where id=\'2\'

thanks in advance! 🙂

[trooper]

Looks like you have a setting in your php.ini (hmm can't remeber the name - OH YEAH magic quotes 😃 ) that automatically does this to your data.

Switch it off in your php.ini.

HTH

GM

[4ebura6ka]

I think, that magic_quots is a very usefull thing. Because You must check all data from the FORM. For example, it is a good programming style to use functions trim() to move away all spaces and addslashes() / stripslashes() to insert / select data from the DB. You may get more info here www.php.net.

[leetcrew]

hey! thanks for both of you! 🙂