I'm familiar with the .htaccess file and I am told by the hosting company that apache is set up to use it, I've just never used it much - especially for PHP. If this works I'd even like to set an includes file for PHP. Here is the file. # -FrontPage- IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti* <Limit GET POST> order deny,allow deny from all allow from all </Limit> <Limit PUT DELETE> order deny,allow deny from all </Limit> AuthName www.site.com AuthUserFile /home/user/public_html/dir/file.pwd AuthGroupFile /home/user/public_html/dir/file.grp php_value magic_quotes_gpc 0 ----- Thanks > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Garfield [mailto:larry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: January 15, 2007 12:02 AM > To: Beauford; PHP-General > Subject: Re: Stripslashes > > Copying this back on list where it belongs... > > If the apache process on the server is configured to support > .htaccess files, then there shouldn't be anything special you > need to do. Do you have any other htaccess directives in use > that could be affecting it? Remember that it's not > "htaccess", it's a ".htaccess" file. Mind the period. > > > On Sunday 14 January 2007 9:56 pm, Beauford wrote: > > Hi Larry, > > > > I'm sending this off list. I put this in the .htaccess file on the > > hosting server, but still have the same problems. Is there > a special > > way this needs to be done? > > > > Thanks > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Larry Garfield [mailto:larry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > Sent: January 14, 2007 4:39 PM > > > > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Subject: Re: Stripslashes > > > > > > > > On a real web host, they'll let you have a .htaccess file where > > > > you can disable them like so: > > > > > > > > php_value magic_quotes_gpc 0 > > > > > > > > (I keep saying "real web host" because I've just recently > > > > > > had to deal > > > > > > > with a few web hosts that a client insisted on that > didn't have a > > > > standard configuration and didn't support .htaccess files. > > > > > > I lost 6 > > > > > > > hours of my life right before Christmas trying to work > around that > > > > fact, and I can't get them back. If you find yourself > in the same > > > > situation, vote with your feet and let such hosts die a > > > > > > horrible and > > > > > > > bankrupt death.) > > > > > > > > On Sunday 14 January 2007 10:46 am, Beauford wrote: > > > > > I just turned off get_magic_quotes in my PHP.ini, but not > > > > > > > > sure if the > > > > > > > > > hosting company has it on or not once I upload the site. > > > -- > Larry Garfield AIM: LOLG42 > larry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ICQ: 6817012 > > "If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all > others of exclusive property, it is the action of the > thinking power called an idea, which an individual may > exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to himself; but > the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the > possession of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess > himself of it." -- Thomas Jefferson > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To > unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php