RegExp: replace quote marks

#1 (**permalink**) 03-27-2005

wrote the following test form to replace quote marks with empty string but I
get back the original string with the quotes replaced by backslashes. Can
anyone say why and suggest a fix?
I'm using Internet Explorer and php 4.3.10
Thanks.
R

<?
import_request_variables('p', 'h_');
$pattern = "/\"/";
$replacement = "";
$h_JobDescription=preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $h_JobDescription);

?>
<html>
<body>

<form name="InfoJob" method="post" action="tst.php">

<input size="20" name="JobDescription" value="<?=$h_JobDescription?>">

<input type="submit" value="Submit New Job">
</form>

</body>
</html>

#2 (**permalink**) 03-27-2005

I noticed that Message-ID: <i6qdnZ_2o588CtvfRVn-rA@comcast.com> from r
contained the following:

$h_JobDescription=preg_replace($pattern, $replacement,
stripslashes($h_JobDescription));

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#3 (**permalink**) 03-27-2005

Thank You!
....don't know how I would have stumbled across that in the PHP docs...
R

"Geoff Berrow" <blthecat@ckdog.co.uk> wrote in message
news:2j7d41tbbk1f7s3ps6n6sf2415j7brctbo@4ax.com...
>I noticed that Message-ID: <i6qdnZ_2o588CtvfRVn-rA@comcast.com> from r
> contained the following:
>
> $h_JobDescription=preg_replace($pattern, $replacement,
> stripslashes($h_JobDescription));
>
> --
> Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email)
> It's only Usenet, no one dies.
> My opinions, not the committee's, mine.
> Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/

#4 (**permalink**) 03-27-2005

I noticed that Message-ID: <w6KdncFjLMWgj9rfRVn-1Q@comcast.com> from r
contained the following:

>Thank You!
>...don't know how I would have stumbled across that in the PHP docs...

Read up on 'magic quotes'.

--
Geoff Berrow (put thecat out to email)
It's only Usenet, no one dies.
My opinions, not the committee's, mine.
Simple RFDs http://www.ckdog.co.uk/rfdmaker/

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