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at September 27, 2009 18:28 by daveismyname


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// This function is used to clean POST variables.	
function clean($value) {

	// If magic quotes not turned on add slashes.
	if(!get_magic_quotes_gpc())
	
	// Adds the slashes.
	{ $value = addslashes($value); }
	
	// Strip any tags from the value.
	$value = strip_tags($value);
	
	// Return the value out of the function.
	return $value;
	
} // End function.

//usage simple pass a string to the function and return the data back to the same variable

$sample = "<a href='#'>test</a>";

$sample = clean($sample);

echo $sample;

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A snippet that allows you to easily clean up your code, done in one go by passing though a series of validations

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Function to clean POST variables

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PHP