replace $check with mysql_escape_string($check); -- // DvDmanDT MSN: dvdmandt¤hotmail.com Mail: dvdmandt¤telia.com "Sudeep sarath" <sudeepfiles@xxxxxxxxxxx> skrev i meddelandet news:20040402081626.88739.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Hi friends, > > I have a 'textarea' in my php page and i need to put the details typed in that textarea box to my MySQL database. The content in the textarea box is(for example) : I'm a good boy. > > and insert string is: > > insert into table_name (describe) values('" . $check . "') > > where check is the variable that stores the POST data of textarea. Also the field "describe" is of a text datatype. > > what happens is that i can't take the content string to the database. B'cause it contains I'm (a single quote in between I and m) which confuses mySql that string terminates after I. Is there any solution for this problem as we cannot tell the users "dont put quotes in textarea". > > ....SuDeEp... > > Win an evening with the Indian cricket captain: Yahoo! India Promos. -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php