PhpMyAdmin magic_quotes_gpc

[Anon]

I tried to look at the documentation, but haven't found anything about that!
Does anyone knows exactly the files to be modified?

Warning: You haven't enabled magic_quotes_gpc in your PHP configuration. PhpMyAdmin needs this to work properly. Please have a look at the configuration section of the PHP manual for information on how to enable it.

thanks

[Anon]

You have to look in php.ini and make sure that magic_quotes_gpc = On.

[Anon]

Why should I put it on? What does it serves for?

Thanks

[Anon]

GPC comes from GET/POST/COOKIE, and it refers to the source of the variable.
If this setting is on, any data that obtained from a get or post method, or from a cookie is by "magic" escaped(meaning that you don't have to use addslashes on the variable), thus making the variable safe for inserting it into a database.
If you want to know more about addslashes(), look at the manual page.