>  I have an application which calls up some data from a MySQL table and
>  puts it into a web form for users to modify.
> 
>  One of the cells holds a text string which is put into a text input
>  field. However, if that text string includes an apostrophe, all text
>  after the apostrophe disappears.
> 
>  For example, if the test string from a database cell reads...
> 
>  Fix the managers' cars by Tuesday
> 
>  and that is saved in the variable $some_text, which is called up in a
>  form...
> 
>  <input type='text' name='some_variable' value='$some_text'>
> 
>  The text field on the web page will only contain...
> 
>  Fix the managers
> 
>  How can I get the text field to show the entire string?
> 
>  Many thanks,
> 
>  Jeffrey


htmlentities($some_text, ENT_QUOTES) is more robust than htmlspecialchars
();

David

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