ljb <ljb220(at)mindspring(dot)com> writes:
> | addslashes() or magic_quotes. We note that these tools have been deprecated
> | by the PHP group since version 4.0.
> Can anyone provide a source for the statement?
I'm not going to put words in Josh's mouth about where he got that from,
but anyone who reads all of the comments at
http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.addslashes.php
ought to come away suitably unimpressed with the security of that
function.
regards, tom lane