[SOLVED] Stripslashes

Hi,

I'm getting an SQL Syntax Error when inserting into a Database, I'm constantly having this problem on pieces of code i'm writing, So could do with a solution which will help me from now on

I'm getting the SQL Syntax Error

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Couldn't UPDATE to database:You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 's Messages'' WHERE gbID = '2002'' at line 1 - 'UPDATE bdGuest SET Confirmed='1',Message='Test's Messages'' WHERE gbID = '2002';'

I'm assumit its something to do with the apostrophes in the Message field as anything without an apostrophe goes straight in

Here is my code, How do I add addslashes or stripslashes to this line of code?

<?php
require_once("scripts/mysqlClass.php");
$guestDB = new dbHandler;
if(@$_POST) {
	if(@$_POST['delete'] && $_POST['gbID']) {
	require_once("scripts/mysqlAdminClass.php");

	$adminDB = new dbAdminHandler;

	$adminDB->connect();
	$adminDB->start_delete("bdGuest");
	$adminDB->where("gbID = '{$_POST['gbID']}'");
	$adminDB->query();
	$msg = "Item Deleted";
}
 	if(@$_POST['add'] && $_POST['gbID']) {
	require_once("scripts/mysqlAdminClass.php");

	$adminDB = new dbAdminHandler;

	$adminDB->connect();
	$fields = Array("Confirmed","Message");
	$values = Array("1",nl2br($_POST['Message']));
	if(strlen($values[1] ) < 5) die("Message Too Short ".$values[1]. " " . $_POST['Message']);
	$adminDB->update("bdGuest",$fields,$values);
	$adminDB->where("gbID = '{$_POST['gbID']}'");
	$adminDB->query();
	$msg = "Item Added to Guestbook";
}
}
?>

$values = Array("1",addslashes(nl2br($_POST['Message'])));

It may be better to modify your dbAdminHandler class to auto escape any values rather than you using the above method.

me personally I do stripslashes.. but I add ereg_replace into it as well maybe as an over catious person I dunno..

I use ereg_replace to replace things like quotes double quotes less then more than etc.. with other things.. like [dblqte] [snglqte] etc.. and have it insert that way into my database.. then when needed to be called out of for display I use

str_replace to find thigns like [dblqte] [snglqte] and replace them with what I had them orginally replaced with for display.. to me thats just keeps things cleaner a bit easier on my end with what I think may help prevent injection attacks.. as well as just generally with what I think may help keep my code from bunking out cause of an extra something generated on the user end..

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$values = Array("1",addslashes(nl2br($_POST['Message'])));

 

It may be better to modify your dbAdminHandler class to auto escape any values rather than you using the above method.

Spot on cheers Neil!