Need help fixing my email script

Discussion in 'PHP' started by Colleen, Jun 10, 2005.

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  1. #1
    A few months back I had an email script custom made for me.

    My only issue is that when people put a " or a ' in the form and send it, it sends to me with a \ in front of it.

    For example:

    This
    1- 12" & 1- 14"

    Comes out like this
    1- 12\" & 1- 14\"

    My client gets a copy of emails to print up, as I am using the script for them as well and I'd like to know what I need to do to stop the script from outputting those \ things. I know it's used to escape certain symbols, etc, I just need to know how to stop it from sending it in the email.

    Thanks for any help.
     
    Colleen, Jun 10, 2005 IP
  2. mushroom

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    #2
    The web server is adding them, this is good as they can mess things up in php, if they are not added.

    For your e-mail you want them out, so take the varible containing the text ($var as an example) and run a statment like this
    $new_var=stripslashes($var);
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    before insterting the new_var in your e-mail script.
     
    mushroom, Jun 10, 2005 IP
  3. Colleen

    Colleen Illustrious Member

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    Thanks, mushroom.

    My script does have something like that. 
    $comment2 = stripslashes($comments);
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    But it's not stopping the slashes, I am not sure what else to be looking at, any ideas?

    Thanks.
     
    Colleen, Jun 10, 2005 IP
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    That should have done it, with out see the script it's hard to tell.

    Unless $comments not $comment2 is apearing inside of "mail( );"

    PM me if you do not wish post the script.
     
    mushroom, Jun 10, 2005 IP