On 4 Oct 2011, at 20:23, Jim Giner wrote: > I thought I knew how to do this. > > I have a form that collects some data fields. My script checks if magic > quotes are off and (since they are) executes "addslashes" on each input > field. Then I run a query to INSERT these 'slashed' vars into the database. > But when I go to phpadmin on my site the table does not contain any slashes. > > Where are they going? 1. Why are you using addslashes? 2. MySQL will strip one level of backslashes. -Stuart -- Stuart Dallas 3ft9 Ltd http://3ft9.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php