PHP stripslashes() Function

The stripslashes() function removes backslashes added by the addslashes() function.

string stripslashes ( string $str )

Un-quotes a quoted string.

An example use of stripslashes() is when the PHP directive magic_quotes_gpc is on (it was on by default before PHP 5.4), and you aren't inserting this data into a place (such as a database) that requires escaping. For example, if you're simply outputting data straight from an HTML form.

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Example #1 A stripslashes() example

Example #2 Using stripslashes() on an array

Returns a string with backslashes stripped off. (\' becomes ' and so on.) Double backslashes (\\) are made into a single backslash (\).