That depends on your backend. Some database systems uses \ to escape ' others uses '. In the last case use $value = str_replace("'", "''", $value); - Frank > Don't. addslashes() instead. > > Chris Mach wrote: > > >does anyone know how to strip a ' from a string? It's causing errors for my > >sql statements > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > The above message is encrypted with double rot13 encoding. Any unauthorized attempt to decrypt it will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php