Apostraphe Problem

[ArizonaJohn]

Hi,

 

If I enter an apostraphe into the form below, it comes out as \\\\\\\' after it runs through all the code below.  That's right, seven backslashes in front of the apostraphe.  Is there an easy way to solve this?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

John

 

 

<div class="searchbox">
  <form action="search.php" method="post">
  <label>Enter Topic:
  <input type="text" name="find" size="55"/>
  <input type="hidden" name="searching" value="yes" />
  <input type="submit" name="search" value="Search" />
  </label>
  </form>
  </div>

 

On search.php:

 

<?php

ob_start();
session_start();
$find = strip_tags($_POST['find']);
$find = trim ($find);
$find = strtolower($find);
$_SESSION['find'] = $find;
?>

<?

$find = mysql_real_escape_string($find);
$find = htmlentities($find);

$anymatches=mysql_num_rows($result);
if ($anymatches == 0)
{

$_SESSION['find'] = $find;

session_write_close();
header("Location:search2.php?find=$find");
exit;
   
}


}
?>

 

 

On search2.php:

 

<?

$_GET['find'] = $find;
print "<p class=\"topic2\">The topic \"{$_GET['find']}\" has not been added.</p>\n";
?>

[ldougherty]

What exactly is it you are trying to have users input on the field?  If we understood clearly what it is you are trying to do and to avoid we would be able to help out better.

[ArizonaJohn]

Ideally, I would like most special characters to be permitted.

 

Is there some sort of workaround that allows that?