I have a form posting data to a php page. Then I have the PHP page echoing the data aswell as posting it to twitter. Whenever In a word with an apostrophe it adds a back-slash right before it. So I type in "I'm going to the park" it echos "I\'m going to the park" what's going on and how do I fix it? Thanx :)
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This is caused by magic_quotes, a configuration option you should turn off. See here for good explanations.
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you can turn it off in the php.ini or .htaccess
or just get rid in place:
if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) foreach($_POST as $k=>$v) $_POST['$k'] = stripslashes($v);
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magic_quotes_gpc is on.. i'd turn it off in your php.ini or server settings panel (depending on your host)
edited to the, although somewhat painful, support of Col. Shrapnel..
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@Col. Shrapnel Please elaborate. – Sjoerd Jun 11 '10 at 06:21
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try it and see if it really works. then try to think - why. It is not too hard to make assistance necessary ;) – Your Common Sense Jun 11 '10 at 06:23
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$^@&*#$@ it can't be disabled at run-time - *pounds fist onto desk* – Dan Heberden Jun 11 '10 at 06:27