hi, this function that u have mentioned is version specific.. though nobody today i suppose uses version older than 4.3 of php.. but still just in case u r using it.. try doing it manually.. this function prepends sp. characters with \.. do it manually... that's a sure shot solution... bye, Gaurav Rustogi --- Stephan Schulze <nahpeps@xxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > > php-objects-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ NEW Yahoo! Cars - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars online! http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/ 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/