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Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? [message #176393 is a reply to message #176388]

Fri, 30 December 2011 11:38

Erwin Moller
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On 12/30/2011 5:32 AM, Michael Joel wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:53:09 -0600, "Peter H. Coffin"
> <hellsop(at)ninehells(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:55:10 -0500, Michael Joel wrote:
>>> I do not have control of my server (shared server).
>>>
>>> echo get_magic_quotes_gpc(); returns True.
>>> Should I still be cautious and use addslashes/stripslashes in case the
>>> hosting company ever decides to change the settings?
>>
>> Yup! Just because it's on now doesn't mean it always will be. Never
>> depend on any setting that you don't control if you can avoid so
>> depending.
>
> I just read that magic quotes automatically adds and * removes *
> slashes.

I think you misunderstood.
It is wrong.
The gpc in magic_quotes_gpc means $_GET / $_POST / $_COOKIE.
Values originating from one of those will be escaped by a backslash.

Where do you think there are magically removed?

Regards,
Erwin Moller

>
> So then my questions is, why test for magic quotes - why not just use
> addslashes/stripslashes? At worste it appears to be just reprocessing
> what has just been done for you.
>
> The server has it turned on and yet if I simply add/strip without
> testing it still appears the same way.
>
> Mike

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		Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Michael Joel on Thu, 29 December 2011 20:55
		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Michael Fesser on Thu, 29 December 2011 21:04
		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Michael Joel on Thu, 29 December 2011 21:53
		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Michael Joel on Thu, 29 December 2011 22:08
		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Thomas Mlynarczyk on Thu, 29 December 2011 22:22
		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Peter H. Coffin on Thu, 29 December 2011 23:53
		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Michael Joel on Fri, 30 December 2011 04:32
		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Erwin Moller on Fri, 30 December 2011 11:38
		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Michael Joel on Fri, 30 December 2011 14:52
		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Erwin Moller on Mon, 02 January 2012 14:02
		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Michael Fesser on Fri, 30 December 2011 12:18
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		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Erwin Moller on Fri, 30 December 2011 13:42
		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Michael Joel on Fri, 30 December 2011 14:52
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		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Erwin Moller on Thu, 05 January 2012 13:08
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		Re: Magic quotes? Should I still be cautious? By: Jerry Stuckle on Wed, 11 January 2012 13:44
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