This is due to the magic_quotes_gpc in your php.ini file http://www.zend.com/manual/ref.info.php -jmb abhishek jain wrote: >Hi Friends, >I was posting some xml data inside a textarea to a URL >via post but when i receive the data to the >$_POST[xml] variable all the ' is converted into \' >and so i cannot parse the data correctly. >Pl. tell me a way to disable this feature of php if >there is. > >I shall be very grateful. >-- >Regards >Abhishek jain > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > >PHP Data object relational mapping generator >http://www.metastorage.net/ >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > PHP Data object relational mapping generator http://www.metastorage.net/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-objects/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: php-objects-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/