Having problem with quotes in php

Hello, I have a search script, it does these

$ismial1 = $_REQUEST['search'];
$ismial1 = strip_tags($ismial1);
$ismial1 = htmlspecialchars($ismial1);
$ismial1 = htmlentities($ismial1);
$ismial1 = trim($ismial1);

but when user search something like this with quotes

James o"keefe

it get the search title like = James o\"keefe

 

its this function

http://uk3.php.net/htmlspecialchars

 

Simplified:

<?php
$ismial1 = trim(htmlspecialchars(strip_tags($_REQUEST['search'])));
?>

PHP:

You don't need to run htmlspecialchars() aswell as htmlentities() one of them is just fine

 

Thanks, I did this and now but the output is this

james o\keefe

 

Perhaps you have magic_quotes enabled, since i tested and it outputs correctly how you'd like it, try the following:

<?php
$ismial1 = trim(htmlspecialchars(strip_tags($_REQUEST['search'])));

if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {

$ismial1 = stripcslashes($ismial1);

}

echo $ismial1;
?>

PHP:

 

Problem solved. Well done!

 

that is cool question which you shear thanx i really need it