I have a snippet of mysql which is filled in with two variables:

SELECT `download` FROM `images` WHERE `owner_un`='$owner' AND `url`='$url'

The $url variable comes directly from a URL variable. This input should only ever contain alphanumeric characters, if this helps.

Thanks for any help

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  1. addslashes
  2. stripslashes

Be safe in handaling users,

  1. Never trust users
  2. Validate input data strictly

Good points. A developer magazine told me "Assume all users are hacking your site", good advice!

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