[Resolved] a little str_replace problem

[limeonade]

$symbols = array("'",'"');
$text=str_replace($symbols,'`',$text);

Is there something wrong with this because it's not working. It seems like it should but I'm probably missing something.

What I'm trying to do is take a string and replace all the apostrophes and quotes with this symbol: `

Thanks for any input

[Installer]

It works for me.

$text = 'Test \' " string';
$symbols = array("'",'"'); 
$text=str_replace($symbols,'`',$text);
echo $text;

Echos "Test ` ` string".

(The single quote in $text has a backslash before it in the "real" code.)

P.S. Maybe you already know this, but if not you should check out the backtick operator for possible security problems.

[limeonade]

I'm having no luck. Do you know any other ways of stripping out the quotes and apostrophes?

[Installer]

If that test script doesn't work for you, then I'm stumped.

I guess you could do this:

$text = 'Test \\\' " string'; 
$symbols = array("'",'"'); 
for ($i = 0; $i < strlen($text); $i++) {
    if (in_array($text[$i], $symbols)) {
        $text[$i] = '`';
    }
}
echo $text;

(Again, with a backslash before "'" in $text.)