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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2003 1:59 pm
Post subject: Dealing with quotation marks in a PHP email form
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I recently implemented a PHP email form on my site that works great, but I
have this issue where if someone uses double or single quotation marks I get
backslashes in the email. For example, if someone types in "I'm very bored"
in the text area of the form, it comes to me in the email as \"I\'m very
bored\"
Is there any way to circumvent this, or will I just have to deal with it?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2003 7:04 pm
Post subject: Re: Dealing with quotation marks in a PHP email form [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Captain Universe" <user DeleteThis @fakeaddresstopreventspam.edu> wrote in message
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> I recently implemented a PHP email form on my site that works great, but I
> have this issue where if someone uses double or single quotation marks I
get
> backslashes in the email. For example, if someone types in "I'm very
bored"
> in the text area of the form, it comes to me in the email as \"I\'m very
> bored\"
>
> Is there any way to circumvent this, or will I just have to deal with it?
>
> Thanks for any help or reference...
You can only do it by changing the script.
You need to use stripslashes() eg:
$name = stripslashes($name);
$message = stripslashes($message);
etc, etc.
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Charles Sweeney
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 3:04 am
Post subject: Re: Dealing with quotation marks in a PHP email form [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 1:36 pm
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"Heidi" <blackcat2.TakeThisOut@zwallet.com> wrote in message
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> Charging up on a white horse Charles Sweeney said:
> : You can only do it by changing the script.
> :
> : You need to use stripslashes() eg:
> :
> : $name = stripslashes($name);
> : $message = stripslashes($message);
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> Listen to him, he is the man when it comes to this. *grin*
> p.s. Thanks again Charles. *grin*
Yep, the Master of the stripslashes. Now for the other 5,000 functions!
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 9:40 pm
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 10:03 pm
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> You can only do it by changing the script.
> You need to use stripslashes() eg:
> $name = stripslashes($name);
> $message = stripslashes($message);
Thanks for the tip, Charles. Where in the script should these lines go? This
is the first PHP script I've ever implemented, so I'm a little raw.
Many thanks!<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Dealing with quotation marks in a PHP email form |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 11:41 pm
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"Heidi" <blackcat2.TakeThisOut@zwallet.com> wrote in message
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> well had you dreamed about it? I woke up this morning to find
> myself dreaming about coding a page that pulled from a SQL
> database. *blush*
I had a dream too where I pulled, but that's another story!
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 11:46 pm
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"Captain Universe" <user.TakeThisOut@fakeaddresstopreventspam.edu> wrote in message
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> > You can only do it by changing the script.
> > You need to use stripslashes() eg:
> > $name = stripslashes($name);
> > $message = stripslashes($message);
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> Thanks for the tip, Charles. Where in the script should these lines go?
This
> is the first PHP script I've ever implemented, so I'm a little raw.
Difficult to say for sure without seeing the script.
As long as it appears before the mail function mail() the slashes will be
removed BEFORE you send the mail!
Experiment with it.
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Charles Sweeney
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 3:28 am
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 11:49 am
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"Charles Sweeney" <me.DeleteThis@charlessweeney.com> wrote in message
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> "Heidi" <blackcat2.DeleteThis@zwallet.com> wrote in message
> news:CqhXa.145835$hV.9478249@twister.austin.rr.com...
> > Charging up on a white horse Charles Sweeney said:
> > : You can only do it by changing the script.
> > :
> > : You need to use stripslashes() eg:
> > :
> > : $name = stripslashes($name);
> > : $message = stripslashes($message);
> >
> > Listen to him, he is the man when it comes to this. *grin*
> > p.s. Thanks again Charles. *grin*
>
> Yep, the Master of the stripslashes. Now for the other 5,000 functions!
As long as people do not start calling you the strip slashes master  <!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Dealing with quotation marks in a PHP email form |
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