I have a line of code that validates form info for some POST vars, but not
others.







if (!ereg("^[A-Za-z' -]{1,50}$",$_POST[$field]) )





when I put O'Toole in the form to test, my script kicks the page back (I
thought this entry would be OK)



but moreover, when it redisplays the form and populates the new form with
the entries previously entered, O'Toole becomes O\



when I put similar entries into fields that are not run through this line,
they go to the DB as typed.



Any advice?



Thanks again



Don

# EMAIL REMOVED / 2007-01-20 21:50:48 -0700:
> I have a line of code that validates form info for some POST vars, but not
> others.
>
> if (!ereg("^[A-Za-z' -]{1,50}$",$_POST[$field]) )
>
> when I put O'Toole in the form to test, my script kicks the page back (I
> thought this entry would be OK)
>
> but moreover, when it redisplays the form and populates the new form with
> the entries previously entered, O'Toole becomes O\

magic_quotes_gpc?

--
How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb?
You don't know, man. You don't KNOW.
Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991

magic_quotes_gpc On On
magic_quotes_runtime Off Off
magic_quotes_sybase Off Off

but I know if I can change that

is there some other way to fix this problem?

Don



# EMAIL REMOVED / 2007-01-20 21:50:48 -0700:
> I have a line of code that validates form info for some POST vars, but not
> others.
>
> if (!ereg("^[A-Za-z' -]{1,50}$",$_POST[$field]) )
>
> when I put O'Toole in the form to test, my script kicks the page back (I
> thought this entry would be OK)
>
> but moreover, when it redisplays the form and populates the new form with
> the entries previously entered, O'Toole becomes O\

magic_quotes_gpc?

--
How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb?
You don't know, man. You don't KNOW.
Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991

Don wrote:
> magic_quotes_gpc On On
> magic_quotes_runtime Off Off
> magic_quotes_sybase Off Off
>
> but I know if I can change that
>
> is there some other way to fix this problem?
>
> Don
>
>
>
> # EMAIL REMOVED / 2007-01-20 21:50:48 -0700:
>> I have a line of code that validates form info for some POST vars, but not
>> others.
>>
>> if (!ereg("^[A-Za-z' -]{1,50}$",$_POST[$field]) )
>>
>> when I put O'Toole in the form to test, my script kicks the page back (I
>> thought this entry would be OK)
>>
>> but moreover, when it redisplays the form and populates the new form with
>> the entries previously entered, O'Toole becomes O\
>
> magic_quotes_gpc?
>
stripslashes() ?