Problem adding paypal link to database

[HDFilmMaker2112]

When I submit a product using my admin panel, the PayPal button has slashes added to escape the double quotes in the paypal button. It's also adding slashes to my apostrophes. I didn't think it was suppose to add slashes, or they should atleast be pulled out on insert into the database?

 

function sanitize($formValue){
if(function_exists(get_magic_quotes_gpc()) && get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {	
$formValue = stripslashes($formValue);
}
$formValue = mysql_real_escape_string($formValue);
return $formValue;
}

 

$product_link=sanitize($_POST['product_link']);

 

http://ghosthuntersportal.com/store.php?product=13#overview

[HDFilmMaker2112]

I just checked to see when the slashes are added and they're placed in there prior to mysql_real_escape_string, which makes no sense.... the function is not called prior to that at all.

 

This is the form:

<form action="./product_process.php?do=add" method="post">
<p><label>Product Name:</label> <input type="text" name="product_name" size="30" />
<label>Product Price:</label> <input type="text" name="product_price" size="5" />
</p>
<p><label>Product Code:</label> <input type="text" name="product_code" size="30" /></p>
<p><label>Product Category:</label> <input type="text" name="product_category" size="30" /></p>
<p><label>Product Link:</label><br />
<textarea name="product_link" rows="5" cols="30"></textarea>
</p>
<p><label>Product Image:</label> <input type="text" name="product_image" size="30" /></p>
<p><label>Product Tag:</label> <input type="text" name="product_tag" size="30" /></p>
<p><label>Product Keywords:</label> <input type="text" name="keyword" size="30" /></p>
<p><label>Product Hightlights:</label><br />
<textarea name="product_highlights" rows="10" cols="60"></textarea>
</p>
<p><label>Product Features:</label><br />
<textarea name="product_features" rows="10" cols="60"></textarea>
</p>
<p><label>Product Pros:</label><br />
<textarea name="product_pros" rows="5" cols="30"></textarea>
</p>
<p><label>Product Cons:</label><br />
<textarea name="product_cons" rows="5" cols="30"></textarea>
</p>
<p><label>Product Description:</label><br />
<textarea name="product_description" rows="10" cols="60"></textarea>
</p>
<p><label>Product Notes:</label><br />
<textarea name="product_notes" rows="5" cols="30"></textarea>
</p>
<p><label>Product Specifications:</label><br />
<textarea name="product_specifications" rows="10" cols="60"></textarea>
</p>
<p><input type="submit" value="Submit" name="Submit" /></p>
</form>

[HDFilmMaker2112]

Narrowed down the issue to this:

 

function_exists(get_magic_quotes_gpc())

 

it returns false... any ideas why?

 

When I use

 

get_magic_quotes_gpc()

 

by itself it returns true.

[HDFilmMaker2112]

function_exists is looking for a string so it needs to be this:

 

function_exists('get_magic_quotes_gpc')