On Fri, December 14, 2007 11:03 am, Adam Williams wrote: > $query = sprintf("SELECT * FROM users WHERE user='%s' AND > password='%s'", > mysql_real_escape_string($user), > mysql_real_escape_string($password)); > > and I understand it uses the %s because of sprintf(), to indicate the > data is a string. However, thats not syntax I'm used to seeing. If I > rewrite the code to the following below, will it return the same > results > or error when queried? > > $user = mysql_real_escape_string($user); > $password = mysql_real_escape_string($password) > $query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE user='$user' AND > password='$password'"; Yes, you will get the same result. You could have run both sets of code to try it faster than I typed this answer. :-) -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php