[thelist] magic_quotes_gpc vs. addslashes in PHP

[Sarah Sweeney]

I've been looking into setting the magic_quotes_gpc value locally (in 
.htaccess) for a site on a virtual host. In my googling, I've read 
several posts where people say they prefer to use addslashes() to 
setting magic_quotes_gpc for the whole site. It seems to me this would 
make it possible for me to forget to addslashes() to a GET or POST 
variable, leaving the site more vulnerable to SQL injection attacks. So 
what is the benefit of using addslashes() rather than magic_quotes_gpc?

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Sarah Sweeney
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