addslashes

[esthera]

I use the addslashes function before updating a description in my db. The problme is the description shows up on the site with slashes. What can I do to eliminate them?

[bodzan]

use stripslashes()

[chyan]

you don't need to use addslashes() if you already enabled
the magic_quotes_gpc in php.ini configuration

[MarkR]

Make sure magic quotes are turned off permanently and never use them.

Rather than using addslashes(), use the correct escaping function for your database (for example mysql_quote() or whatever it's called). That will ensure that all characters are correctly quoted.

Magic quotes are misguided and almost always cause data corruption.

Mark