use mysql_real_escape_string to masquerade the asterisk. $var = mysql_real_escape_string($var); With best regards... abhishek jain schrieb: > Dear Friends, > Pl. help me .Actually i have a line like: > $var = "Abhishek Jain's test message." > > when i insert this $var into the mysql i got error > because of this ' sign. > Pl. help me i do not want to remove this ' from mine > variable. > Mie mysql version is 4.1.12 > When I run the same code on mine local PC with version > perhaps 4.0.21 i do not get any error. > Pl. help me. > -- > 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/