also note that if magic_quotes_gpc setting (in php.ini) is on, these
quotes will automagically be escaped.  phpinfo() will tell you your
setting, as will get_magic_quotes_gpc().

  http://www.php.net/manual/en/configuration.php#ini.magic-quotes-gpc

run around the manual for more information.

regards,
philip


On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Christian Reiniger wrote:

> On Friday 27 April 2001 17:56, Don Pro wrote:
> 
> > $queryID = mysql_query("SELECT Country, Agent FROM Ports
> >                                         WHERE Portname = '$portname'");
> >
> > My question is, if the variable $portname has the ' character within
> > in, will this cause an error in my select statement?  If the answer is
> > "Yes", can someone give me a more robust way of writing it using PHP?
> 
> Yes.
> use addslashes()
> 
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> Error 032: Recursion error - see error 032
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