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at September 30, 2009 08:54 by paulgrenwood
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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;
}
$sample = "<a href='#'>test</a>";
$sample = clean($sample);
echo $sample;
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Variables that are submitted via web forms always need to be cleaned/sanitized before use in any way, to prevent against all kinds of different malicious intent.
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Cleaning Variables
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php, forms
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PHP