Re: [PHP-DB] The variable $_SERVER['AUTH_USER'] gives domain\\username problem

On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 10:27:45 +1000, justin.baiocchi@csiro.au
<justin.baiocchi@csiro.au> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When I use the variable $_SERVER['AUTH_USER'] it comes out as
> domain\\username when inserted into the MySQL database. So when I try to
> update the record looking for a match as below it doesn't work because
> the query is looking for where ident=domain\username.
>
> $result = mysql_query("UPDATE aec SET filename='$filename' WHERE
> ident='".$_SERVER['AUTH_USER']."'") or die (mysql_error());
>
> Anybody know what I am doing wrong?


In MySQL, \ is an escape character. \\ stands for an actual \.

for details, just click the link and read on

http://www.php.net/manual/en/functi...cape-string.php




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