You should be using http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-escape-string.php You don't need to search with extra slashes for retrieval. > -----Original Message----- > From: Karl DeSaulniers [mailto:karl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 2:29 PM > To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Slashes or no slashes > > Hello, > When I add an item to my database and I use addslashes(), > do I have to use addslashes() to a query that looks for that item? > Or would I be adding double slashes and canceling my own result? > TIA > > Karl DeSaulniers > Design Drumm > http://designdrumm.com > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php