Inserting HTML into a database?

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Hi

 

I'm trying to upload HTML into my database.

 

I'm using:

$description=addslashes($_POST['description']);

 

However, when i use HTML inside the content that i'm uploading,

the code gets all messed up, when viewing the code inside the

textarea?

 

I'm trying to build an EDIT section, But the code i want to edit

is not user friendly?

 

Heres the code i'm using to display the content

$desc2 = stripslashes(nl2br($row2['ptxt_body']));
<textarea name="description" cols="40" rows="7" wrap="PHYSICAL" id="description" value="'.$desc2.'" align="left">'.strip_tags($desc2, '<b><br /><i>').'</textarea>

 

Heres the link:

http://www.telegraphlondon.co.uk/text_upload.php

 

I want it to display this inside the text area.

hello world

<a href="index.php" class="bluelink">Email here</a>

 

And, i want it the display this when echoed to the screen.

hello world

 

Email here

 

(Email here becoming a blue Email link)

 

Any idears please

 

 

Thanks