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Showing multiple lines within textarea after using mysql_real_escape_string

I am trying to protect against sql injections by using mysql_real_escape_string before inserting data to the database:

$data=mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['data']);

Now, the data is stored as such:

That\\\'s an apostrophe.\r\n\r\nThis new line isn\\\'t displaying properly!

So, I am trying to get it to display correctly inside of a textarea after pulling it back out of mysql:

$data = nl2br($data);

For whatever reason, this does NOTHING. I've even tried str_replace to replace the \r\n's with a <br>, but then the <br> just displays within the textarea.

How do I get what's in my mysql to display as:

That's an apostrophe.

This new line isn't displaying properly!
Solution

  • you probably have magic_quotes turned on, check it with
    echo get_magic_quotes_gpc() or else you will double quote

    "Sets the magic_quotes state for GPC (Get/Post/Cookie) operations. When magic_quotes are on, all ' (single-quote), " (double quote), \ (backslash) and NUL's are escaped with a backslash automatically. "

    by the way, it's not a good ideia to use magic_quotes, try using one of this classes.

    PDO https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.pdo.php or mysqli https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.mysqli.php