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Re: solved [message #186097 is a reply to message #186096] Fri, 13 June 2014 20:09 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Jerry Stuckle is currently offline  Jerry Stuckle
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On 6/13/2014 3:44 PM, richard wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:01:53 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>
>> On 6/13/2014 2:43 PM, richard wrote:
>>> On Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:14:06 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 6/13/2014 9:57 AM, richard wrote:
>>>> > On Fri, 13 Jun 2014 00:57:10 -0400, richard wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> When attempting to transfer records from one table to another, certain
>>>> >> records refuse to be.
>>>> >> Such as those with words like "I'm".
>>>> >> What's even more confusing is, "It's" won't work, but "Cathy's" is ok?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I know there is a procedure in PHP for dealing with this.
>>>> >> I just can't find it right now.
>>>> >> Can anyone help on this?
>>>> >
>>>> > $a=str_replace("'","\'",$a);
>>>> > Works just fine.
>>>> > Thanks for the reminder tim.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> That might work for sqllite, but it's definitely the WRONG way to do it
>>>> in MySQL.
>>>
>>> As you continously remind me, this is not an mysql issue.
>>> The table data could care less what characters are in it.
>>> mysqli doesn't give a shit either.
>>>
>>> if I code the data with a \ in the column cell, the output will show that
>>> \.
>>>
>>
>> One again you are WRONG! As evidenced by the failure of the insertions.
>>
>> And if you would have checked for errors (as you've been told many times
>> before), you would have found a MySQL error.
>>
>> I remind you if something is not a MySQL issue when it's not a MySQL
>> issue. However, you can't learn the difference between PHP and MySQL.
>>
>> Here's a hint: PHP doesn't care what's in a string. So if neither one
>> cares, why should the INSERT fail?
>
> Jerry, you are argumentative here just to be arguing.

WRONG.

> I did put in an error check.
> That confirmed that it was the single quotes causing the problem.
>
> What's going to happen when you say:
> insert into tabe VALUES('it's').
> PHP, not mysqli, kicks back an error right?

WRONG.

> PHP sees the third single quote as a mismatch.

WRONG.

> To correct this, you must include a \.

WRONG.

> Insert into table VALUES('it\'s') is now acceptable.
>

It works - but it is not ACCEPTABLE.

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