Shooting in the dark, but try this.
function stringToMysqlFormat($original_input) {
//for inserting the data INTO mysql
$original_input =
urlencode(stripslashes($original_input));
$string = mysql_real_escape_string($original_input);
return $string;
}
function mysqlToHTMLFormat($encoded) {
//for displaying the data FROM mysql
$html = htmlspecialchars(urldecode($encoded));
return $html;
}
Karl DeSaulniers
Design Drumm
http://designdrumm.com
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