philip Wed Oct 31 14:24:18 2001 EDT
Modified files:
/phpdoc/en/language variables.xml
Log:
Added note about magic_quotes_gpc and slashes under 'variables from outside php'
A link to html faq was also added.
Index: phpdoc/en/language/variables.xml
diff -u phpdoc/en/language/variables.xml:1.20 phpdoc/en/language/variables.xml:1.21
--- phpdoc/en/language/variables.xml:1.20 Fri Sep 21 18:47:49 2001
+++ phpdoc/en/language/variables.xml Wed Oct 31 14:24:18 2001
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<?xml encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.20 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.21 $ -->
<chapter id="language.variables">
<title>Variables</title>
@@ -860,11 +860,22 @@
be available as <varname>$username</varname> in the global scope.
</para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ The <link linkend="ini.magic-quotes-gpc">magic_quotes_gpc</link>
+ configuration directive affects Get, Post and Cookie values. If
+ turned on, value (It's "PHP!") will automagically become (It\'s \"PHP!\").
+ Escaping is needed for DB insertion. Also see
+ <function>addslashes</function>, <function>stripslashes</function> and
+ <link linkend="ini.magic-quotes-sybase">magic_quotes_sybase</link>.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
<simpara>
- PHP also understands arrays in the context of form variables. You
- may, for example, group related variables together, or use this
- feature to retrieve values from a multiple select
- input:
+ PHP also understands arrays in the context of form variables
+ (see the <link linkend="faq.html">related faq</link>). You may,
+ for example, group related variables together, or use this
+ feature to retrieve values from a multiple select input:
</simpara>
<para>
