Re: escape characters added to form data
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Re: escape characters added to form data

From: Geoff Berrow <blthecat@ckdog.co.uk>
Date: Sat Sep 24 2005 - 17:37:59 CEST



I noticed that Message-ID: <433476c3$0$23443$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be>


from O'Hara contained the following:



>Problem solved.


>I needed to turn off magic_quotes_gpc in /etc/php.ini


>


>magic_quotes_gpc = Off


>


>Sorry if this was a VFAQ.


>As for the usefulness of these magic quotes...



Could be very useful if you find yourself on the wrong end of an


injection attack...



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Received on Tue Oct 18 02:27:36 2005