special characters problem with database

[rabeeshm]

Hi All,
I am trying to add special characters into database using javascript encodeURIComponent.Its working at localhost But in server when adding ' an extra / coming in front of ' how can i remove this problem ,some one help me please

Thanks in advance.

[rpv_sen]

Hi

try to use addslashes as shown below

<?php
$str = "Who's Kai Jim?";
echo $str . " This is not safe in a database query.<br />";
echo addslashes($str) . " This is safe in a database query.";
?>

[vibhaJ]

Use stripslashes function to display content.
http://in2.php.net/manual/en/function.stripslashes.php#example-4053