either set "magic_quotes_gpc" to "off" in you .ini file - or use stripslashes() on the variable
-----Original Message----- From: Evansville Scene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 11:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] Slash problem I'm fairly new @ PHP, so forgive me if the answer is trivial ... In many cases, if I take in data from a form and the user uses an apostrophe, the data that is sent to me has a slash in it. For example: Jones\' Auto Repair Is there an easy fix? I'm not sure why this is occurring ... It\'s been quite a pain :) Adam
