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How to Enable Magic Quotes using .htaccess file

Enable Magic Quotes using .htaccess file

The magic quotes option was introduced to help protect developers from SQL injection attacks. It effectively executes addslashes() on all information received over GET, POST or COOKIE. Providing your server is configured to allow .htaccess files, adding the following line will effectively turn off Magic Quotes: If your PHP script needs magic_quotes_gpc enabled, you can enable it in the .htaccess file by adding:

1. Login into your FTP account using an FTP program
2. Modify your .htaccess file in the html folder and do the following:

Then,

To Enable the magic quotes feature, add the following line:

 

# Enable magic_quotes_gpc
php_flag magic_quotes_gpc on

 

 


Vishwajit Kale
Vishwajit Kale blazed onto the digital marketing scene back in 2015 and is the digital marketing strategist of Hostripples, a company that aims to provide affordable web hosting solutions. Vishwajit is experienced in digital and content marketing along with SEO. He's fond of writing technology blogs, traveling and reading.

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