echo a variable without escape codes

jajanes

I must be an idiot, but I've searched all over and checked the newbie FAQ and still can't find the answer to this one.

I have a variable coming from a form on a preceeding page:

$variable

This variable is user entered, and may contain phrases with characters that are converted to escape codes:

That's the way I heard "PHP" should be

All I really want to do is display it for the user on the next page, as it's written:

That's the way I heard "PHP" should be

Instead Of:

That\'s the way I heard \"PHP\" should be

Any help for this probably stupid question would be greatly appreciated.

Stoned_Gecko

You can use the stripslashes() function to take out the slashes. And for the future reference you can use the addslashes() to add those escapes again 🙂

jajanes

Thanks.

Truti

I simply place a link in the html (without php start and end tag) like:

index.php?center=about_truti.php

on the page index.php i needed to be a variable called $center... by using this url, you fill the information in $center there are placed after the =

If you have problems place:
<?php
extract($_POST);
?>

in the start of you php code! There can be some problems with the new php versions.

I don't tell you about sesions.. why? this is the newbie catagory...

Truti

did i miss understand the topic?