Re: [PHP-DB] SELECT with ' in search term

On 13/08/10 13:26, Ron Piggott wrote:
> If the variable $segment has an ' in it the $query won't work because of
> having 3 ' 's.
>
> Should I be using:
>
> $segment = mysql_real_escape_string($segment);
>
> before querying the database?

Use it in your query. Don't use it anywhere else. Your code may use it 
after the query and cause weird stuff, ala:

$segment = 'this is my segment';
$segment = mysql_real_escape_string($segment);
$query  = ....;

echo 'My segment name is ' . htmlspecialchars($segment);

So it'll become:

$query="SELECT `reference` FROM `bible_concordance_words` WHERE `word` =
'" . mysql_real_escape_string($segment) . "' LIMIT 1";


> Please note:  $segment wasn't submitted through a form.

Doesn't matter.

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