Comments on: Function for dealing with quotes in input fields in HTML/PHP http://www.breathteching.com/2008/03/24/function-for-dealing-with-quotes-in-input-fields-in-htmlphp/ Resources for PHP Programmers and Small Business Operators Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Menno http://www.breathteching.com/2008/03/24/function-for-dealing-with-quotes-in-input-fields-in-htmlphp/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Menno Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:03:10 +0000 http://www.breathteching.com/2008/03/24/function-for-dealing-with-quotes-in-input-fields-in-htmlphp/#comment-165 sorry should be this without the spaces on both sides of quot $kop = ereg_replace('"',"& quot ;", $kop); sorry should be this without the spaces on both sides of quot
$kop = ereg_replace(‘”‘,”& quot ;”, $kop);

]]> By: Menno http://www.breathteching.com/2008/03/24/function-for-dealing-with-quotes-in-input-fields-in-htmlphp/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Menno Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:00:03 +0000 http://www.breathteching.com/2008/03/24/function-for-dealing-with-quotes-in-input-fields-in-htmlphp/#comment-164 Why not have this on top of your form code instead? /* Replace on submit into MySQL database */ $formfield = ereg_replace('"',""", $formfield); Why not have this on top of your form code instead?

/* Replace on submit into MySQL database */
$formfield = ereg_replace(‘”‘,”"”, $formfield);

]]> By: Susurs http://www.breathteching.com/2008/03/24/function-for-dealing-with-quotes-in-input-fields-in-htmlphp/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Susurs Tue, 13 May 2008 03:33:50 +0000 http://www.breathteching.com/2008/03/24/function-for-dealing-with-quotes-in-input-fields-in-htmlphp/#comment-51 Great solution! Thanks! Great solution! Thanks!

]]> By: bretto36 http://www.breathteching.com/2008/03/24/function-for-dealing-with-quotes-in-input-fields-in-htmlphp/comment-page-1/#comment-38 bretto36 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:26:23 +0000 http://www.breathteching.com/2008/03/24/function-for-dealing-with-quotes-in-input-fields-in-htmlphp/#comment-38 The problem with just removing the slashes is that if i had an input field like so .. input type='text' value='John's' then the value wouldn't be saved properly, an even more complex problem is if i had value="John's "stuff" " I wouldn't be able to change the quotes around the attribute. Magic Quotes is removed/deprecated as of PHP 6. This function should also work on PHP 6. Thanks for the comment Dan, gave me somethign to think about. And also you are the first person to comment on my blog wowsers! The problem with just removing the slashes is that if i had an input field like so .. input type=’text’ value=’John’s’ then the value wouldn’t be saved properly, an even more complex problem is if i had value=”John’s “stuff” ” I wouldn’t be able to change the quotes around the attribute.
Magic Quotes is removed/deprecated as of PHP 6. This function should also work on PHP 6.
Thanks for the comment Dan, gave me somethign to think about. And also you are the first person to comment on my blog wowsers!

]]> By: Daniel http://www.breathteching.com/2008/03/24/function-for-dealing-with-quotes-in-input-fields-in-htmlphp/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Daniel Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:13:34 +0000 http://www.breathteching.com/2008/03/24/function-for-dealing-with-quotes-in-input-fields-in-htmlphp/#comment-37 Perhaps just disable magic quotes or use stripslashes()? Dan Perhaps just disable magic quotes or use stripslashes()?

Dan

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