Re: [PHP] mysql_connect noob question

Already did that. I printed the form values in the PHP script after they 
are received and they print exactly as entered in the form. Even checked 
for extra spaces.

Any functions I can pass the values to to remove the magic quotes?

Thanks,

On 4/19/13 1:47 PM, Matijn Woudt wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 10:43 PM, Glob Design Info <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> I know this has probably been answered already.
>>
>> When I pass a user name and password from a form to my PHP script and then
>> pass those to mysql_connect it doesn't connect. When I paste those exact
>> same values into mysql_connect as string literals it works.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me why this happens?
>>
>> I know the strings are identical to the literals I try in a test but they
>> don't work when submitted via form.
>>
>> $form_user = $_POST[ 'user' ];
>> $form_pass = $_POST[ 'password' ];
>>
>> # Connect to remote DB
>>
>> $LINK = mysql_connect( $host, $form_user, $form_pass );
>>
>> And yes, my $host param is correct.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
> Try printing the $form_user and form_pass values, it might be that it's
> just an error elsewhere, maybe field name is different in the html?
> Otherwise, it might be you have some php init setting, like magic quotes
> that does something with the input data.
>
> - Matijn
>