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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Looking for comments whether this is a bug or not
From: php-dev@zirzow.dyndns.org (Curt Zirzow)

* Thus wrote Jeremy Johnstone (jsjohnst@altdns.net):
> 
> $email->body = "This is a test email. Testing c:\test\foo.exe";
> 
> When the $email object is later broke down and stored in the database
> addslashes is done (as it should be) before the variable is stored. 
> 
> If you check the database though, no slashes were added to the string.

addslashes() is working properly.  What you're experiencing is
the database servers' translation of '\\' -> '\'.

The documentation on addslashes explains this:
  http://php.net/addslashes


> I am doing something wrong (or did I misunderstand something) or is this
> in fact a bug? I have tested it on PHP 4.2, 4.3.2, and 4.3.3 and the

btw, you should post these questions to the php-general list,
especially when you are in doubt if you're using the function
properly.

Curt
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"I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure."