> -----Original Message----- > From: bruce [mailto:bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, 23 September 2005 10:23 AM > To: 'Jasper Bryant-Greene'; php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: basic user/input form questions... more validation! > > one more question/issue... > > the mysql_real_escape function escapes with a'\' which works for mysql, > but isn't standard ansi... is there another function that does the same > thing, but uses the ansi standard "'". also, if there is another function, > does it also work with mysql?? The important thing here is that escaping with a \ is MySQL's standard for escaping, so should be used when using MySQL as your storage backend. Much warmth, Murray --- "Lost in thought..." http://www.planetthoughtful.org -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php