If magic_quotes_gpc is on will I still need to use striplashes() if no why? is so when and where?
If magic_quotes_gpc is on will I still need to use striplashes() if no why?
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If magic_quotes_gpc is on will I still need to use striplashes() if no why? is so when and where?
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magic_quotes_gpcstands for GET, POST, COOKIE. So everything in$_GET,$_POSTand$_COOKIEgot escaped. If magic_quotes_gpc is turned on, you should run stripslashes on variables in those arrays.Remember to run
mysql_real_escape_string()on variables in queries (except for prepared statements)magic_quotes are deprecated, it’s recommended to disable it and escape variables using
mysql_real_escape_string()(for MySQL). Put the following in a .htaccess file for disabling magic_quotes_gpc: