On 24/01/2008, Chuck <chuck.carson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:>> Why not write a function that does the same thing?> mysql_real_escape_strings is a very simple function. And if your data> is properly normalized and you don't support other charsets its very> simple.> Maintenance and security seem to be two very good reasons to use thebuilt in function. Do the more experienced in attendance thinkdifferently? Should I go ahead and reimplement the function specificto the UTF-8 charset? Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.comhttp://gibberish.co.ilא-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת; A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?