> > Adam > > Thanks for your reply. So if I disable magic_quotes, and I assume I can do > that a script, then the stripslashes would work as the manuel said it > would, > meaning > > G\\a//r\y\\ becomes G\a//r'y\ > > I also assume that until php 6 is out and or I upgrade to it, I will have > to > deal with magic_quotes? > > Thank you for your help. > > Gary > You can disable magic quotes with php.ini or htaccess or toss in the example #2 code on this page if you don't have access to php.ini (each of these examples are listed within the page below): http://php.net/manual/en/security.magicquotes.disabling.php <http://php.net/manual/en/security.magicquotes.disabling.php>Additionally, it doesn't look like you'll have to wait long before you can stop worrying about magic quotes (actually, several distros ship with them turned off: http://www.pubbs.net/201011/php/27311-php-dev-magic-quotes-in-trunk.html <http://www.pubbs.net/201011/php/27311-php-dev-magic-quotes-in-trunk.html>Keep coding, Adam -- Nephtali: PHP web framework that functions beautifully http://nephtaliproject.com