Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> Read up on mysql_real_escape_string(). It does modify the data as it's
> being sent to the database - but the data is modified in a predictable
> way (i.e. to take care of embedded quotes, etc.). The result when
> retrieved from the database is just as you put it in there.

> Add databases require some modification of the data to store special
> characters. But if you do the modification properly, the data is
> retrieved without modification. MySQL has a function which does this
> for you; some others don't.

Right, I think I got it now. Some of the testing code I used made it
appear as if the string was automatically stripped of backslashes when I
retrieved it from the database/table.
If I run mysql_real_escape_string() on a string prior to inserting it
into a database/table, it is submitted to the database modified (with
backslashes escaping special characters). If I retrieve that same string
from the database/table, it is still modified and I need to strip the
string of the backslashes, perhaps with stripslashes()?

Thank you.

Regards

ndlarsen