Backslash stripped out of text?

stevie · **Joined:** Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:06 pm **Posts:** 38

Hi, I'm using CMSimple to document some computer procedures in my department, and since we use Windows a lot of the procedures have a backslash or two in them.

I'm using the latest CMSimple 2.9, with the built-in editor and one of the built-in templates.

The regular slash seems fine.

When I type a backslash, it looks ok, but as soon as I save the page it is stripped off.

Any clues? -Steve

PS: I ran across this in the forum from a couple years ago, but I don't quite understand it and I'm not sure if it's the same problem I'm having.

http://www.cmsimple.dk/forum/viewtopic. ... =backslash

harteg · **Posted:** Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:52 am

Pls check if magicquotes are off - see www.php.net/magic_quotes/

stevie · **Joined:** Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:06 pm **Posts:** 38

I checked phpinfo on my server, and it appears that magic quotes are off:

Quote:

magic_quotes_gpc Off Off
magic_quotes_runtime Off Off
magic_quotes_sybase Off Off

Can everyone else do a backslash ( \ ) on their instance of CMSimple?

harteg · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:24 pm

I don't have any problems.

What happens if you slash your slash? \\

stevie · **Joined:** Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:06 pm **Posts:** 38

If I type a double backslash, and save, only a single backslash is left.

If I save again, then the remaining backslash disappears also.

My PHP version is 5.2.0 and I am running it on a Windows 2003 server with IIS.

Do you think trying a different editor would help? If I go to settings -> content -> edit and manually put in back slashes I get the same problem - if there's one, it disappears on save. If there are two one will disappear on save, and then if I save again the second one disappears as well. Does this "clear" the editor as having anything to do with the problem?

Is this more likely something bad about my PHP/server configuration?

Thanks for your help. -Steve

harteg · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:53 am

Just tested on my localhost - it is a bug.

Before the stripslashes is runned on the posted text, it should be tested with get_magic_quotes_gpc() like it is in the admin's edit settings (both in adm.php).

Added it to http://www.cmsimple.dk/?Downloads:Future_development

stevie · **Joined:** Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:06 pm **Posts:** 38

Thanks very much for checking on it.

Can you think of any workaround I can do? Right now I'm using the ` character instead of a backslash.

-Steve

harteg · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:53 am

Remove the stripslashes function on $text in adm.php

stevie · **Joined:** Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:06 pm **Posts:** 38

Thanks.

I found two places in adm.php where stripslashes() is used on $text:

Line 156

Code:

else $text = rmnl(stripslashes($text));

and Line 271

Code:

   $c[$s] = preg_replace("/<h[1-".$cf['menu']['levels']."][^>]*>(\&nbsp;| )?<\/h[1-".$cf['menu']['levels']."]>/i", "", stripslashes($text));

Which one do I change, and how do I change it?

Thanks once again! -Steve

harteg · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:36 pm

change stripslashes($text) to $text - both places, I think.

stevie · **Joined:** Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:06 pm **Posts:** 38

harteg wrote:

change stripslashes($text) to $text - both places, I think.

That worked perfectly, thanks so much!

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